Image Gallery: October 2008
13 October 2008
Recovery of Crashed Lockheed Hudson A16-126
Operation Kovi Moses was conducted to search for the remains of the crew of RAAF Hudson A16-126.
On 11 February 1942, one of a formation of three RAAF Hudson bombers, was intercepted by Japanese fighters, while attacking Japanese shipping at Gasmata Harbour, New Britain, Papua New Guinea. An A16-126 was listed as "lost by enemy action".
| 20081004raaf8205214_0035 Squadron Leader Alain Middleton (left) and Squadron Leader John Cotterell inspect the wreckage of RAAF Hudson A16-126 on Operation Kovi Moses. (Date taken: 07 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081004raaf8205214_0042 A pen that was found at the crash site of RAAF Hudson A16-126. It is engraved with Flying Officer Gibson’s name. (Date taken: 07 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081004raaf8205214_0086 Pieces of wreckage littered the crash site of RAAF Hudson A16-126. (Date taken: 07 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081005raaf8205214_0001 Mr John Lelai, from the Papua New Guinea National Museum of Modern History, holds a rusted revolver that he found while digging at the crash site of RAAF Hudson A16-126. (Date taken: 07 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081005raaf8205214_0041 The crash site of RAAF Hudson A16-126 after the leaf litter was cleared and the area roped off before commencement of a grid search. (Date taken: 07 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081005raaf8205214_0058 The dog-tags of Sergeant Barton Coutie, found at the crash site of RAAF Hudson A16-126. (Date taken: 07 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081006raaf8205214_0017 Squadron Leader John Cotterell, uses a metal detector to search for artefacts from the wreckage of RAAF Hudson A16-126. (Date taken: 07 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081006raaf8205214_0038 A small ring bearing a RAAF emblem was found among the wreckage of RAAF Hudson A16-126. (Date taken: 07 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081006raaf8205214_0040 Operation Kovi Moses team members methodically and meticulously search through the crash site for human remains. (Date taken: 07 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081006raaf8205214_0043 Operation Kovi Moses team members methodically and meticulously dig through the crash site searching for human remains. (Date taken: 07 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081007raaf8205214_0027 Among the artefacts found at the crash site of RAAF Hudson A16-126 was a watch with the date 16.8.32 inscribed on it. The 16th of August 1932 was the twentieth birthday of Pilot Officer Frank Thorn. (Date taken: 07 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081007raaf8205214_0072 Squadron Leader Alain Middleton photographs one of the propellers among the wreckage of RAAF Hudson A16-126. (Date taken: 07 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081007raaf8205214_0077 Squadron Leader John Cotterell (facing the camera) along with some of the locally employed men, methodically and meticulously dig through the crash site searching for human remains. (Date taken: 07 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081007raaf8205214_0081 Squadron Leader Alain Middleton (facing the camera) methodically and meticulously dig through the crash site searching for human remains. (Date taken: 07 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20081011raaf8205214_0001 Among the artefacts found at the crash site of RAAF Hudson A16-126 was this watch with the date 16.8.32 inscribed on it. The 16th of August 1932 was the twentieth birthday of Pilot Officer Frank Thorn. (Date taken: 07 October 2008) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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