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4th November 1944 |
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P/O N C R Dodgson RAAF - P.O.W. Sgt F Caffrey F/S E M Ryder RAAF F/S H J Tolhurst RAAF W/O E A McCasker RAAF F/S J S McLay RAAF W/O R D Stopher RAAF |
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P/O
N C R Dodgson. Sgt Caffrey.
F/S Ryder.
F/S Tolhurst. W/O McCasker.
F/S McLay.
W/O Stopher. |
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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. | |||||
| 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 are alleged to have been shot once they landed. | ||||||
| Those of the crew who died are buried in Rheinberg War Cemetery. | ||||||
| P/O Dodgson - PoW number is 13034 in camp Stalag Bonn-Duisdorf. | ||||||
Picture
of P/O N C R Dodgson donated by Phillip Dodgson. |
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further information then please contact me using the address below. |
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