Hodson, Alfred John Shirley
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Alfred John Shirley |
Surname | Hodson |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 07-02-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DK192 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Row K. Grave 19. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 183 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 130663 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1663 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rear of Layby on A166, Garrowby Hill, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of 1663 HCU Halifax DK192 which crashed into high ground while flying in low cloud on 7th February 1944. The aircraft hit a milk lorry, killing the driver |
Miscellaneous Information
Had completed a tour with 76 Sqn and had flown at least 27 sorties as skipper. He had flown in all four Hamburg raids and also attacked Peenemünde |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-02-1944 |
End Date | 07-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Rufforth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- cross-country flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | The weather was misty and the aircraft struck the very top of Garrowby Hill near York, crashing across a road and carrying a passing milk lorry with it. Sadly, the driver was also killed. His name was Arthur Wood Kirkby and he was 39 years of age. |