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Archive Report: Allied Forces

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10.02.1942 Ferry Transport Unit (FTU) Hudson III V9127 Fg Off. David C. Anderson

Operation: Navigation exercise

Date: 10th February 1942 Tuesday)

Unit No: Ferry Transport Unit (FTU)

Type: Hudson III

Serial: V9127

Base: RAF Honeybourne

Location: Brayspool, Ponterbryd, Cardiganshire.

Pilot: Fg Off. David Campbell Anderson 400453 RAAF Age 28. Killed

Obs: Flt Sgt. Gordon Robert Duncan R69109 RCAF Age 27. Killed

WOp/Air Gnr: Sgt. John Hammond Harker 1360531 RAFVR Age 27. Killed

WOp/Air Gnr: Sgt. Ronald Hodgson 1310359 RAFVR Age 25. Killed

REASON FOR LOSS:

Taking off at 11:00 hrs on a navigation / fuel consumption test flight when the weather was described as fine.

The aircraft was flying in very poor visibility and, according to the accident report, pilot was flying at a low altitude in hilly country, when it crashed at Brayspool, Ponterbryd, Cardiganshire at 12:30 hrs. The enquiry held on the 07th March 1942 stated that at the time of take off the weather report confirmed that it was quite in order for the flight to take place.

Burial details:

Fg Off. David Campbell Anderson. Aberystwyth Cemetery Sec. 18. Grave 851. Grave inscription: “DUTY NOBLY DONE. REMEMBERED AT HOME”. Born on 5th March 1914 in Horsham, Victoria. Son of David and Florence Campbell Anderson of Wilson Street, Horsham, Victoria, Australia.

Flt Sgt. Gordon Robert Duncan. Aberystwyth Cemetery Sec. 18. Grave 864. Grave inscription: “THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE". Born on the 7th June 1914 in Toronto, Ontario. Son of Orval Stanley and Margaret Beatrice (née Judge) Duncan, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Sgt. John Hammond Harker. Hebden (St. Peter) Churchyard. Grave 3. Son of Richard Watson Harker and Elizabeth Harker of Grassington. Born on the 12th May 1914 in Skipton, Yorkshire. Son of Richard Watson (deceased in Oct 1932) and Elizabeth (née Hammond). Husband of Muriel (née Whitehead) Harker of Grassington, Yorkshire, England.

Local Village memorial to Sgt. Ronald Hodgson at Eden Camp 'Church Hut' (Credit: Eden Camp)

Sgt. Ronald Hodgson. Norton Cemetery. Grave 253D. Born on the 6th October 1916 in Malton, Yorkshire West Riding. Son of John Thomas and Laura Elizabeth (née Taylor) Hodgson, of Norton, Malton. Husband of Kathleen Mary (née Dannis) Hodgson of Ainderby Steeple, Hambleton, Yorkshire, England.

Additional details and photographs added by Kelvin Youngs (Webmaster), submitted by Phillip Jones (May 2016). Next of Kin information updated by Aircrew Remembered (Jun 2025)

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RS 14.06.2025 - Update to Next of Kin Details.

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Acknowledgements
Sources used by us in compiling Archive Reports include: Bill Chorley - 'Bomber Command Losses Vols. 1-9, plus ongoing revisions', Dr. Theo E.W. Boiten and Mr. Roderick J. Mackenzie - 'Nightfighter War Diaries Vols. 1 and 2', Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt - 'Bomber Command War Diaries', Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Tom Kracker - Kracker Luftwaffe Archives, Michel Beckers, Major Fred Paradie (RCAF) and Captain François Dutil (RCAF) - Paradie Archive (on this site), Jean Schadskaje, Major Jack O'Connor USAF (Retd.), Robert Gretzyngier, Wojtek Matusiak, Waldemar Wójcik and Józef Zieliński - 'Ku Czci Połeglyçh Lotnikow 1939-1945', Andrew Mielnik: Archiwum - Polish Air Force Archive (on this site), Anna Krzystek, Tadeusz Krzystek - 'Polskie Siły Powietrzne w Wielkiej Brytanii', Franek Grabowski, Polish graves: https://niebieskaeskadra.pl/, PoW Museum Żagań, Norman L.R. Franks 'Fighter Command Losses', Stan D. Bishop, John A. Hey MBE, Gerrie Franken and Maco Cillessen - Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces, Vols 1-6, Dr. Theo E.W. Boiton - Nachtjagd Combat Archives, Vols 1-13. Aircrew Remembered Databases and our own archives. We are grateful for the support and encouragement of CWGC, UK Imperial War Museum, Australian War Memorial, Australian National Archives, New Zealand National Archives, UK National Archives and Fold3 and countless dedicated friends and researchers across the world.
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