AE558

Hudson III

MarkIII
FateWritten off (non-op)
Lost1 April 1942

Notes

Lockheed Hudson Mk III AE558 of No. 1428 (Hudson) Conversion Flight, based at RAF Oulton, was on a routine training flight on 1 April 1942 when it developed fuel trouble and crashed near Budna, in the parish of Northill, Bedfordshire. All four airmen aboard were killed. A memorial to the crew now stands close to the crash site.

Operations flown

Non-operational flightCrashed outbound

Crew: Harry Clarke (Other) · William Luney (Other) · George Horton (Other) · John Homfray Ellis (Pilot)

Source: Crew memorial near Budna, Northill, Bedfordshire (Hudson AE558, 1428 Conversion Flight) →