Rhodes, John Kingsley

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-07-22

Birth Date: 1919

Born:

Son of Charles Joseph and Edith Rhodes, of Roundhay, Leeds, Yorkshire

Home: Roundhay, Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RAFVR

Unit

45 Group (RAF)

Base

Dorval, Quebec

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Flight Lieutenant

Service Numbers

78537

Hudson Mk. llla FH317

Aircraft Ferrying 1942-July-22 to 1942-July-22

(Ferry) Ferry Command (RAF) Dorval, Quebec

RAF Ferry Command. Dorval, Quebec. Hudson aircraft FH 317 was engaged in a Navigation training flight when it crashed and burned five miles west of the aerodrome near Dorval, Quebec

Pilot Officer FG McInnis (RCAF), Sergeant JL Anderson (RAAF), Sergeant RE Richards (RAAF) and Flight Lieutenant JK Rhodes (RAF) were all killed in this flying accident

Ocean Bridge, The History of RAF Ferry Command by Carl A Christie page 313

General [Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database]...

This incident involved multiple aircraft:

  1. Hudson Mk. llla Serial: FH317

All the above aircraft in the above list are referenced in this report.

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Lockheed Hudson
Source National Air Force Museum of Canada.
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The Lockheed Hudson was an American-built light bomber and coastal reconnaissance aircraft built initially for the Royal Air Force (RAF) shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War and primarily operated by the RAF thereafter. The Hudson served throughout the war, mainly with Coastal Command, but also in transport and training roles, as well as delivering agents into occupied France. They were also used extensively with the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) anti-submarine squadrons.National Air Force Museum of Canada.

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Hudson FH317

Hudson Mk. llla FH317

RAF Ferry Command. Hudson aircraft #FH 317 was engaged in a training flight when it crashed five miles west of the aerodrome at Dorval, Quebec.

1942-July-22 Accident: RAF FC DORVAL, QUE Loc: Dorval Airport Names: Anderson | Burdon-murphy | Mcinnis | Rhodes | Richards