Corfe, Dudley Anstruther
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Dudley Anstruther |
Surname | Corfe |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Dr. Anstruther John Corfe and Bertha Campbell Corfe, of Inverell, New South Wales, Australia. B.A., Ll.B. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4816 |
Markings | UV-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bubwith (All Saints) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 98. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 148 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 411124 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 460 (Australian) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Clubhouse, Breighton Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at Breighton during WW2, including 460 Sqn RAAF |
Location | Junction of Kirmond Rd (B1203) & Orford Rd, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which operated from Breighton and Binbrook 1941-1945 |
Location | Church of St. Mary & St. Gabriel, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which served at Binbrook between 1941 and 1945 |
Location | Former ATC Signals Square, Brookenby Industrial Estate, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Location | Church of St. Michael & All Angels, Brookenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-01-1943 |
End Date | 18-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Breighton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (90% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 170 aircraft, 22 lost (11.8%). The second attack on Berlin in as many nights. Gee and Oboe could not be used for target markers since Berlin was out of their range of operation. PFF failed to mark the centre of the city, resulting in most of the bombing taking place in the southern suburbs. A BMW aircraft factory was hit at Spandau but only slightly damaged. The Berlin report classified not one building as being destroyed or seriously damaged. The heavy losses of this raid were due in part to using exactly the same route as the previous evening, making it easy for German fighters to find the stream. Richard Dimbleby was aboard a 106 Sqn Lancaster, flown by W/C Guy Gibson. |
Reason for Loss | Ran out of fuel on return to base and abandoned at 5000' near Flamborough Head. He died when his radio leads became entangled with his parachute lines. |