Hudson, Gordon David
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Gordon David |
Surname | Hudson |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | AFC |
Date of Death | 27-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Elizabeth Annie Hudson, of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XVI |
Serial Number | RV326 |
Markings | 8K-L |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Leek (Zevenhuizen) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row D. Joint grave 15. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 185 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 413419 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 571 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | In honour of 571 (Mosquito) Sqn. aircrew of RAF Oakington 1944 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Their 11th successive sortie to Berlin |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2047/30 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2044/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-03-1945 |
End Date | 28-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 82 aircraft, 3 lost |
Reason for Loss | Crashed onto farmland at Zevenhuizen, Groningen, Holland |