Lockheed L-414 Hudson crash, Mar 27, 1944 (5 killed), Pul...
Lockheed L-414 Hudson accident on March 27, 1944 near Pulau Luang Maluku, Indonesia with 5 fatalities.
- Date: March 27, 1944
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-414 Hudson
- Location: Pulau Luang Maluku, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
Hudson A16-230 of the RAAF left Hughes on a reconnaissance of the Banda Sea on 27 March 1944 and was shot down, ditching in the sea. Four crew were captured and executed in August 1944, and P/O Donald Cosmo Beddoe was shot by a guard in May 1944 during transfer by barge.