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Halifax III HD-Z
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4th November 1944 |
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| Pilot |  |
P/O N C R Dodgson RAAF - P.O.W. | ||||||
| Flight Engineer |  |
Sgt
F Caffrey  |
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| Navigator | |
F/S
E M Ryder RAAF  |
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| Bomb Aimer | |
F/S
H J Tolhurst RAAF  |
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| Wireless Operator & Air Gunner | |
W/O
E A McCasker RAAF  |
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| Mid Upper Gunner | |
F/S
J S McLay RAAF  |
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| Rear Gunner | |
W/O
R D Stopher RAAF  |
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| Take off :- | 17:17 | Base :- | RAF Driffield | Mission :- | Bochum | |||
| 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. |
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Picture
of Heinz Rokker from Aces of the Luftwaffe |
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Any
further information then please contact me using the address below. |
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| halifaxlv827@yahoo.co.uk
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