Black, Gordon Ronald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Gordon Ronald |
Surname | Black |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Black and Lillian Black (née Weaver), of Roxborough Avenue, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ED305 |
Markings | KM-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 186. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 9 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/75540 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Near Lyngsodde, Fredericia, Syddanmanrk Provincer |
Country | Denmark |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone pillar |
Memorial Text | Til minde om 7 flyvere. Skudt ned med deres, Lancaster fly, 10 marts 1943 |
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 12 February 1919, Toronto. Gordon had been a motor mechanic. He enlisted as an Aero Engine Mechanic, he remustered to F/E whilst serving as an engine fitter on 420Sqdn at Waddington, course 18A at 4 S of TT, St. Athan, 30 September 1942 - 21October 1942 to 1654CU on 3 November 1942 and 14 February 1943 to 44 Sqdn. |
A memorial was placed close to the crash site in 2013, 70 years to the day after the incident. Members of the airmens' families were in attendance. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/450/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/450/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 10-03-1943 |
End Date | 11-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (24% moon) |
Operation | Mine laying in Pomeranian Bay (Willows area) |
Reason for Loss | Shot down at 22:13 hrs by a night-fighter flown by Oblt. Gerhard Raht of 5./NJG3. Crashed into the Lille Baelt, 2km from Middelfart and close to the bay bridge. Before crashing it was engaged by a flak ship and hit again, by which time it was already on fire. |