Champion, Dudley Sydney
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Dudley Sydney |
Surname | Champion |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James Dudley and Mona Evelyn Champion, of Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | HF471 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 186. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 18 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/164692 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 93 |
Squadron | 30 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-10-1943 |
End Date | 02-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Hixon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training Flight |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft suffered icing whilst flying through dense cloud. Crew ordered to bail out. Champion and one other bailed out over Irish Sea. Extensive five day search. No trace found of either airmen. |