There's an excellent book out that tells about Hudson operations at Gibraltar during 1942. It's written by a RCAF pilot who was there, Everett Baudoux. The book is titled "The Wedge in the Door."
In that book there's a section that tells about an unusual event that had an impact on how some crews dealt with being on long flights in the Hudson. Apparently there was a flight of four Hudsons being flown from the UK to Gibraltar. 3/4 of the way, while over the Atlantic, one of the planes rolls over and crashes into the sea. There was no enemy action and no radio traffic to indicate what happened. The best guess was that during the long flight, the pilot had to go to the very back of the plane to use the toilet. The crewman left flying the plane had no real training or experience. The shift of weight of the pilot going from front to extreme rear threw the plane out of trim and the guy left up front didn't know how to correct the problem and the plane went out of control and crashed. For the rest of the war, the author's crew always carried empty mason jars with them whenever going on a long flight in the Hudson so they could relieve themselves without having to change position and go to the back of the plane. Some things you'll never learn on the History Channel.
In that book there's a section that tells about an unusual event that had an impact on how some crews dealt with being on long flights in the Hudson. Apparently there was a flight of four Hudsons being flown from the UK to Gibraltar. 3/4 of the way, while over the Atlantic, one of the planes rolls over and crashes into the sea. There was no enemy action and no radio traffic to indicate what happened. The best guess was that during the long flight, the pilot had to go to the very back of the plane to use the toilet. The crewman left flying the plane had no real training or experience. The shift of weight of the pilot going from front to extreme rear threw the plane out of trim and the guy left up front didn't know how to correct the problem and the plane went out of control and crashed. For the rest of the war, the author's crew always carried empty mason jars with them whenever going on a long flight in the Hudson so they could relieve themselves without having to change position and go to the back of the plane. Some things you'll never learn on the History Channel.
