Bowden, Woodrow Wilson
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Woodrow Wilson |
Surname | Bowden |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-10-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mrs F Bowden of Buxton, Derbyshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XVI |
Serial Number | ML996 |
Markings | GB-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 225. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 133 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1170874 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/44 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/43 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-10-1944 |
End Date | 07-10-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (71% moon) |
Operation | Dortmund. 523 aircraft, 5 losses (0.96%). PFF marking was accurate and bombing inflicted significant damage to the industrial and transportation areas of the city. 191 people were killed. The aircraft losses were less than past form over a Ruhr target would suggest on a clear night, possibly due to the increasing disarray in the Luftwaffe. |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace |