In 1938 the Royal Australian Air Force became the second customer, after the RAF, for the Lockheed Hudson, placing an initial order for 50 Twin Wasp-powered aircraft. The first, A16-1, arrived at 2 Aircraft Depot on February 9, 1940, and the type entered frontline squadron service on April 1 that year. A total of 247 Hudsons from direct purchase or Lend Lease followed - the first of them arriving in Australia on May 20, 1942. A further 83 served with 459 Squadron from RAF stocks in the Mediterranean.
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