Brian, Thanks for that. I rechecked the history card and it was on 7th May. A16-171 piloted by Warrant Officer Jackman was shot down. Interestingly A16-199 piloted by Pilot Officer Cameron was on that same mission and that aircraft is now preserved as part of the RAF Museum at Hendon.Can you give me any further details regarding that unit and the two pilots in question? Do you have information on the serials of the aircraft that they were flying? I am not a student of the Japanese forces and am unfamiliar with the ranks etc. Do you have any detailed information on the history of the unit. You may wish to go to the Temora Aviation Museum site at
www.aviationmuseum.com.au to see the Hudson as it is painted now. We have not completed a full air-to-air photo shoot as yet but you will get the idea of its new scheme as A16-211.
Will be away for the next two weeks but look forward to hearing more about the pilots, their aircraft and the unit's history.
Pete