Dobson, Charles Dudley
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Charles Dudley |
Surname | Dobson |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 29-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles Dudley Dobson and of Jean Dobson (Nee Earshman), of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | N6081 |
Markings | OJ-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 2. D. 20-22. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 156 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41980 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1002/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-08-1942 |
End Date | 29-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (90% moon) |
Operation | Nuremburg. 159 aircraft despatched- incurred 23 (14.5%) losses. Low altitude attack. PFF used target indicators for the first time and were able to place them with great accuracy. Much damage in the Altstadt and the Nazi rally area in the south of the city |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed 34km NE of Mannheim |