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HUDSON, Marguerite

Aircraft Information
Aircraft
Serial Number
Markings
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country United Kingdom
Burial/Memorial Place Sheffield (Wisewood) Cemetery
Grave Reference Sec. G. Grave 3027..
Epitaph UNTIL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS FLEE AWAY
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 2
Panel Number 185
Enlistment information
Service Number 882414
Service Women's Auxiliary Air Force
Group 4
Squadron 102 (Ceylon)
Trade Ground
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Last Operation information
Start Date 15-08-1940
End Date 15-08-1940
Takeoff Station Driffield
Day/Night raid Day
Operation Ground attack by Luftwaffe
Reason for Loss On 15th August 1940 there was a German air raid on Driffield airfield. At approximately midday, around 50 Ju 88 bombers attacked the aerodrome, killing 13 military personnel and 1 civilian, and destroying 12 Whitley aircraft. The 169 bombs dropped caused extensive damage, with many buildings, including all five hangars, being either damaged or destroyed.