This aircraft was built as a Lockheed A28-LO Hudson

It was allocated the United States serial number '41-23182' but it was not taken up

Delivered to the R.A.A.F. 2nd Aircraft Depot, Richmond, N.S.W. - December 05, 1941

Entered onto the Australian Military Aircraft Register as A16-112

It was flight tested at Sydney (Richmond) - December 13, 1941

The aircraft was fitted with dual controls and issued to 1 O.T.U. - December 23, 1941

Issued to No 14 Squadron - July 08, 1942

Issued to No 32 Squadron - December 22, 1942

Fitted with ASV and IFF equipment at Canberra (Forest Hill) - May 1943

Issued to No 6 Squadron - May 20, 1943

Issued to 1 Aircraft Depot, Laverton for modification for survey flights - August 24, 1943

Issued to Survey Flight - May 19, 1944

Issued to 2 Aircraft Depot, Richmond for storage - May 06, 1946

Arrived Sydney (Richmond) for storage - May 14, 1946

The aircraft was deemed to be surplus to requirements and was withdrawn from use

Sold to Mr Ellis, Sherman Motors, Dubbo, N.S.W. for 1000 pounds - November 29, 1946

The sale to Mr Ellis was cancelled - September 04, 1947

Sold to Mr S. Godden, Potts Point, Sydney, N.S.W. - September 10, 1947

The aircraft was released to the new owner by C.D.C. at Sydney (Richmond) - October 13, 1947

Although the aircraft was purchased by S. Godden it was paid for by his business partner Mr Warren Penny

Mr Penny subsequently sold this aircraft to a third party but it was later repossessed by him

It was then used by Mr Penny as a guarentee to the Shell Oil Company for his fuel bills

Sold to the Shell Oil Company by Warren Penny for 250 pounds

Acquired by East-West Airlines from Shell via Wilmore Aviation Services - 1949

The aircraft underwent conversion to civil requirements by Curtis-Madsen Aircrafts Pty Ltd - April 1949

East-West sought approval to ferry the aircraft Sydney (Bankstown) - Tamworth - July 22, 1949

Further conversion work was carried out by East-West at Tamworth for the granting of its CofA

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register (CofR 1682) as VH-BNJ - December 08, 1949

Registered to East West Airlines Pty Ltd, Tamworth

The aircraft was licenced to carry 16 passengers and 3 crew

Test flown at Tamworth (R. Hartnell, A. Smith) - December 09, 1949

Operated first revenue service Tamworth - Sydney - Tamworth (Capt R. Hartnell, A. Smith) - December 23, 1949

Reregistered as VH-EWA - March 21, 1951

The aircraft was named 'Peel City'

It was damaged at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) during a night engine run in front of the TAA hangar - April 01, 1953

The undercarriage was removed and major structural damage was sustained when it ran into a ditch

Sold to Adastra Airways in the damaged condition - June 1953

Reregistered as VH-AIU - July 03, 1953

Cancelled from the Australian Aircraft Register - January 05, 1955

During the rebuild by Adastra Wright Cyclone engines were fitted to provide better altitude performance

The converted the aircraft was now classed as a Hudson Mk III

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-AGS - January 04, 1956

Registered to Adastra Aerial Surveys Pty Ltd, Sydney

Was operated in the markings of Westralian Aerial Surveys (Adastra subsidiary) - 1959 - 1962

It had flown 7,117 hours - March 12, 1962

During operations in Western Australia it was fitted with a magnetometer

This instrument was fitted on the fuselage centreline between the fins

East-West Airlines purchased Adastra Aerial Surveys - ?

It was withdrawn from use and stored at Tamworth - April 06, 1973

Sold to Malcolm Long

Ferried Tamworth - Melbourne (Point Cook) for storage - March 26, 1976

Moved by road from Melbourne (Point Cook) - Melbourne (Mooabbin) - 1984

The aircraft underwent an extensive restoration whilst at Melbourne (Moorabbin)

Reregistered as VH-KOY - April 07, 1993

Test flown at Melbourne (Moorabbin) as 'A16-112 / KO-Y' - April 10, 1993

Ferried Moorabbin - Wangaratta, Victoria as an exhibit / storage at the Airworld Museum - June 19, 1993

Ferried Wangaratta - Coolangatta following the closure of the Airworld Museum - November 05, 2000

Participated in the filming of the movie 'The Great Raid' - July 2002

Malcolm Long and the Temora Aviation Museum entered into a long term loan agreement on this aircraft

Arrived Temora, NSW on long term loan to the Temora Aviation Museum - December 06, 2003

Ownership transferred to the Temora Aviation Museum - May 14, 2004

Registered to Temora Aviation Museum Inc - December 19, 2005

Current with the Temora Aviation Museum - 2012