Hudson 01 callsign ?? Still flying?

[rrogerramjet]

Hi all,

 

Taking a short nav from YPFT to YJIN today I heard upon 'Hudson 01' doing some 'work' above 7000ft around the Snowys and Lake Jindabyne, I didn't want to natter on the channel, but it sure left me wondering...a Hudson still flying? Surely not?

 

I meant to ask the CFI when I got back (he's got all the local knowledge) but got distracted with post flight ops , putting the plane away etc.

 

Any ideas? An historic flight up from Nowra?

 

cheers

 

Ramjet

 

 

[djpacro]

I think you will find it is a RAAF King Air.

 

 

[Ryanm]

The RAAF King Air's use "Husdon xx" as their call-sign.

 

 

[dazza 38]

Hudson is 32 squadrons call sign which atm use king airs. All RAAF squadrons use call signs

 

 

[rrogerramjet]

Thanks guys, mystery solved.

 

Be interesting to know what 'work' they we're doing...training I guess.

 

edit: just read the wiki, still called Hudson as that was the first aircraft used by that squadron.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._32_Squadron_RAAF

 

I've learnt something about aviation today ! Well two things actually....don't try to fly into YJIN in anything less than fine weather ! There is no way I could have dropped the J170 in there today....

 

cheers

 

Ramjet

 

 

[dazza 38]

Thanks guys, mystery solved.Be interesting to know what 'work' they we're doing...training I guess.

 

edit: just read the wiki, still called Hudson as that was the first aircraft used by that squadron.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._32_Squadron_RAAF

 

I've learnt something about aviation today ! Well two things actually....don't try to fly into YJIN in anything less than fine weather ! There is no way I could have dropped the J170 in there today....

 

cheers

 

Ramjet

32 squadron is out of east sale, navigators are taught at east sale. I guess it was a nav exercise

 

 

[ausadvance]

there is a hudson flying out of temora is there not?

 

 

[facthunter]

I think a few were used for survey work (Adastra) in the 60's. Nev

 

 

[ausadvance]

Yeah i could swear temora aviation museum has a hudson bomber thats flying

 

 

[corvairkr]

Yeah i could swear temora aviation museum has a hudson bomber thats flying

They certainly do Tim:thumb up:

 

 

jason

 

 

[Flying Librarian]

Temora's Hudson even flew today, sounded almost as good as the spitfire :)

 

 

[Guest Maj Millard]

What airport was that ?....didn't look like Temora.................

 

Bit of personal history on that aircraft. When I Was a small kid growing up in Townsville, I used to ride my bike over to the airport often. There was a Hudson operating out of there for a bit for Adastra Aerial Surveys. If my memory serves me well it was blue an white back then.

 

I got talking to the crew and they offered m a ride in the Hudon which I gladly accepted...just about to board when they realised it was a high altitude photo flight and they didn't have an extra oxy mask for me , so I didn't 't happen . They did give me the full tour of the aircraft though, and I just remember it smelling so good inside, like a real aeroplane should. I believe the Temora aircraft is the same machine that I looked at back then.. The Lockheed 12A that is flying with it I jumped out of when it was based at Drages Air museum at Wadonga...We did a demo jump across the border at Albury. I believe Joe Drage may have been the pilot. I remember the takeoff well out of the short dirt strip there, and the fact we took off in Vic and jumped into NSW.................Maj...

 

 

[corvairkr]

What airport was that ?....didn't look like Temora.................Maj, i believe its Jamestown South Australia.

 

jason

[Guest Maj Millard]

Ok thanks...good looking airport......