Dootson, Herbert
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Herbert |
Surname | Dootson |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son Ot Frank and Katherine Dootson. Husband of May Dootson, of Levenshulme, Lancashire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LL356 |
Markings | NF-U |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 217. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 156 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1032035 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Kensington Gardens, Lowestoft, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Brass Plaque on Wooden Park Bench |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Halifax LL356 of 138 (SD) Sqn from RAF Tempsford. Lost on special duties ops to Belgium, 27/28th April 1944 |
Location | St. Peter & St. John's Church, Kirkley, Lowestoft, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Halifax LL356 of 138 (SD) Sqn from RAF Tempsford. Lost at sea 27/28th April 1944 |
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-04-1944 |
End Date | 28-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (29% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Osric 59, for Belgium |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the sea off the Frisian Islands |