Dodds, Gordon Harry
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Gordon Harry |
Surname | Dodds |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 10-12-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert William and Elizabeth Dodds. Husband of Florence Joan Dodds, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XX |
Serial Number | KB205 |
Markings | XD- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 15120. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 156 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 421929 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | On Grass Verge, Ramsey Rd, Upwood, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | From RAF Upwood, crews from 139 and 156 Sqns, No 8 Pathfinder Group marked targets for Bomber Command |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/961/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/961/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-12-1944 |
End Date | 10-12-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Upwood |
Day/Night Raid | Night (28% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. One of 60 Mosquitoes |
Reason for Loss | Crashed ten minutes after calling base at Gooderstone Park, SSW of Swaffham, Norfolk |