NR132 Halifax III HD-Z
near Julich on the outskirts of Cologne on the return from Bochum at approx
20:00.If you have anything to add or talk about concerning this crew then please
contact me on the address below,
halifaxlv827@yahoo.co.uk
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NR132 Halifax III HD-Z |
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| 4th November 1944 | ||||||||
| Pilot | Bomb Aimer | Navigator | Wireless Operator | Flight Engineer | Mid Upper Gunner | Rear Gunner | ||
| P/O N C R Dodgson | F/S H J Tolhurst | F/S E M Ryder | W/O E A McCasker | Sgt F Caffrey | F/S J S McLay | W/O R D Stopher | ||
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| Take Off :- 17:17 | Base:- RAF Driffield | Mission:- Bochum | ||||||
| Modern Overlay view of the target area | ||||||||
| Details:- Shot
down by Hptm Heinz Rokker near Julich on the outskirts of Cologne on the return from Bochum at approx
20:00. |
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| P/O Dodgson was badly injured with 2 broken wrists and a fractured neck, his injuries were only crudely set before he was dispatched to a PoW camp. | ||||||||
| 3 of the crew also parachuted from the aircraft but were shot once they landed. | ||||||||
| Those of the crew who died were buried in Dueren New Cemetery before being re-buried in 1949 to Rheinberg War Cemetery. | ||||||||
| P/O Dodgson - PoW number is 13034 in camp 6G. | ||||||||
| Picture of P/O N C R Dodgson kindly donated by Phillip Dodgson. | ||||||||
| Picture of Heinz Rokker from Aces of the Luftwaffe | ||||||||
If you have anything to add or talk about concerning this crew then please contact me on the address below, halifaxlv827@yahoo.co.uk |
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