Lockheed Hudson - Variants

Variants

Hudson I

Production aircraft for the Royal Air Force; 351 built and 50 for the Royal Australian Air Force

Hudson II

As the Mk I but with spinnerless constant speed propellers; 20 built for the RAF and 50 for the RAAF.

Hudson III

Production aircraft with retractable ventral gun position; 428 built.

Hudson IIIA

Lend-lease variants of the A-29 and A-29A aircraft; 800 built.

Hudson IV

As Mk II with ventral gun removed; 30 built and RAAF Mk I and IIs were converted to this standard.

Hudson IVA

52 A-28s delivered to the RAAF.

Hudson V

Mk III with two 1,200 hp R-1830-S3C4-G engine; 409 built.

Hudson VI

A-28As under lend-lease; 450 built.

A-28

US Military powered by two 1,050hp R-1830-45 engines; 52 delivered to Australia as Hudson IVA.

A-28A

A-28 with convertible interiors as troop transports; 450 delivered to RAF as Hudson VI; 27 units passed to the Brazilian Air Force

A-29

A-28 powered by two 1,200 hp R-1820-87 engines; 416 built for the RAF, 153 diverted to USAAF as the RA-29 and 20 to the United States Navy as the PBO-1

A-29A

A-29 with convertible interiors as troop transports; 384 to the RAF as Hudson IIIA, some retained by USAAF as the RA-29A.

A-29B

24 repossesed A-29s converted for photo-survey.

AT-18

Gunnery trainer version of the A-29 powered by two R-1820-87 engines, 217 built.

AT-18A

Navigational trainer version with dorsal turret removed, 83 built.

C-63

Provisional designation changed to A-29A.

C-111

Three civil Model 14s impressed in Australia.

PBO-1

Twenty former RAF Hudson IIIAs repossesed for use by VP-82 Squadron of the United States Navy