A twin engined transport that served in the IAF during the War of Independence. About 200 planes were purchased by the RAF on the eve of WW2, to answer the pressing need for modern, long range observation planes.
In the course of WW2 the plane gained fame after several impressive accomplishments: a Hudson spotted the German prison ship that was hiding in a Norwegian fjord and directed the rescue forces towards it; Hudsons hunted down the German battleship 'Bismarck', and accepted the surrender of the notorious U-570 submarine.
Four Hudsons were purchased in Australia and were flown into Israel. Although the plane was originally intended for marine reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare, the IAF saw it as a medium bomber.
The first plane arrived in November of 1948, and was flightworthy by December of that year. It carried out a few sorties. The two other planes arrived in Israel in late December but were not readied for flight before the war was over, and the fourth arrived later.