Bauldie, Dandy

Personal Information

Rank F/S
Forename(s) Dandy
Surname Bauldie
Gender M
Age 21
Decorations
Date of Death 19-04-1945
Next of Kin Son of James and Emma Jane Bauldie, of Manchester.
BAULDIE D

Aircraft Information

Aircraft Handley Page Halifax III
Serial Number LK795
Markings MP-P

Memorial Information

Burial/Memorial Country Germany
Burial/Memorial Place Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
Grave Reference 5. J. 25.
Epitaph O LORD, PLEASE GRANT ETERNAL REST TO ONE OF THE TRUEST, ONE OF THE BEST

IBCC Memorial Information

Phase 2
Panel Number 128

Enlistment Information

Service Number 1584485
Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group 4
Squadron 76
Trade Air Gunner
Country of Origin United Kingdom

Other Memorials

Location Behind old Main Guardroom, former Holme On Spalding Moor Airfield, East Yorkshire
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Stone Pillar with inscribed Metal Plaques
Memorial Text In Remembrance of the aircrew members from the UK,Australia,New Zealand,Canada and Norway,who gave their lives in the cause of freedom in operational sorties against the enemy from 76 Sqn 1941-1945 and to the ground personal who lost their lives by enemy
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Location All Saints Church, Holme On Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire
Country United Kingdom
Memorial Type Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour within Wooden Box with inscribed Metal Plaque
Memorial Text S G Window In memory of 76 Sqn R.A.F / Roll of honour In memory of those members of 76 Sqn R.A.F who were killed on active service 1939-1954
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Miscellaneous Information

Survived the crash and became a PoW but was killed when Allied Typhoons strafed a PoW column. Date of crash 31/3/44
His forename may have been David

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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Fellow Servicemen

Last Operation Information

Start Date 30-03-1944
End Date 31-03-1944
Takeoff Station Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Day/Night Raid Night (45% moon)
Operation Nuremberg. 795 aircraft, 95 losses (11.9%)- the highest of any raid. High-cloud was expected to offer protection to the bomber stream but the target would be clear for the bombing run. A Mosquito meteorological flight had predicted that in fact that would not be the case, but the raid went ahead anyway. The German controller ignored the diversionary raids and had his fighters circling close to the route of the main force, using Tame Boar tactics. Consequently, the fighters engaged the bombers before they reached the Belgian border. The clear conditions allowed the fighters to pick off bombers at will with 82 of the 95 bombers being Lost on the outbound leg. Strong winds meant that some of the bombers went off the intended route and as a consequence many bombed Schweinfurt in error, some 50 miles from Nuremberg. The problem as exacerbated by two PFF aircraft dropping markers in Schweinfurt. Overall, the raid was a failure and little damage was caused.
Reason for Loss Shot down by a night-fighter (Me 110) and crashed near Hamm, Germany
 
 
 
 

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