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Henry Outram Thwaite |
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Name : Henry Outram Thwaite Died : 15th April 1940 Service Number : 39399 |
On 16th September 1939 the pilot of Anson K8825 when he was forced to make a landing at around 07.00hrs on Redcar Racecourse because of bad weather on return from an operational patrol. The aircraft was not damaged at all and it is thought that it took off again at a later date from the racecourse when the weather improved Henry Thwaite was the pilot of one of the Hudsons that spotted the German battleship Altmark on 16th February 1940 and ended with the release of nearly 300 Allied PoWs. He was still flying with 220 Squadron on 15th April 1940 when Hudson N7289 that was shot down on an operational patrol. He was twenty three years old and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
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Squadron | Rank | Start of Service | End of Service | Known Dates | Aircraft | Airframes | Notes |
unknown | 15th April 1940 | Henry Thwaite was the pilot of one of the Hudsons that spotted the German battleship Altmark on 16th February 1940 and ended with the release of nearly 300 Allied PoWs. He was still flying with 220 Squadron on 15th April 1940 when Hudson N7289 that was shot down on an operational patrol. He was twenty three years old and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. Killed in Action | |||||
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Type | Serial | Codes | First Flew | Squadron History | Aircrew History | History Notes | Engine | Factory |
NR-Z | 10/07/1937 | A.V. Roe Ltd at Woodford | ||||||
| Aircraft for : Henry Outram Thwaite | ||
| A list of all aircraft associated with Henry Outram Thwaite. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | ||
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Hudson 
Manufacturer : Lockheed Production Began : 1939 Number Built : 2584 | Hudson In 1938, the British Purchasing Commission sought an American maritime patrol aircraft and light bomber for the United Kingdom to support the Royal Air Force's Avro Anson. On 10th December 1938, Lockheed produced a modified version of the Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra which was a commercial airliner and the Hudson Mk I went into production. The Hudson was the first significant aircraft construction contract for the Lockhead Aircraft Corporation with the initial RAF order for 200 Hudsons far surpassed any previous order the company had received. By February 1939, Hudsons began to be delivered. A total of 350 Mk I and 20 Mk II Hudsons were supplied in total. These had two fixed Browning machine guns in the nose and two more in a Boulton Paul dorsal turret. Initially the first batch of Hudsons were supplied to No.224 Squadron RAF based at RAF Leuchers in May 1939. By the start of the war in September 78 Hudsons were in service. Not only did the RAF use the Hudson but the Hudson also served throughout the war with Coastal Command and was also used in transport and training roles as well as delivering agents into occupied France. They were also used extensively with the Royal Canadian Air Force wiht their anti-submarine squadrons. They were operated by RAF Special Duties squadrons for clandestine operations, with No.161 Squadron in Europe and No.357 Squadron operating in Burma. During the war, they were used as maritime patrol aircraft in the Pacific by the US Navy, the RAAF and the Royal New Zealand Air Force. A total of 2,584 Hudsons were built. They began to be withdrawn from front line service in 1944. The Hudson provided the basis for the development of the Lockhead Ventura. | |
| Squadrons for : Henry Outram Thwaite | ||
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No.220 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 1st April 1918 Fate : Disbanded 10th July 1963 We observe unseen | No.220 Sqn RAF Full profile not yet available. | |
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