Rhodes, John Kingsley (Flight Lieutenant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1942-July-22

Flight Lieutenant John Kingsley Rhodes RAFVR

Birth Date: 1919

Born:

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

Spouse:

Home: Roundhay, Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RAFVR

Unit

45 (Ferry) Group (RAF)

Base

RCAF Stn. Dorval, Quebec

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

78537

Home

Roundhay, Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Final Burial

Mount Royal Cemetery
Section G 943 Grave 351

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

www.findagrave.com

Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Hudson FH317

Sergeant John Lionel Anderson RAAF

Sergeant Anderson, John Lionel (RAAF)
Navigator
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-July-22
Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Sergeant Brian Joseph Anthony Burdon-Murphy RCAF

Sergeant Burdon-Murphy, Brian Joseph Anthony (RCAF)
Navigator
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-July-22
Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Pilot Officer Francis Gabriel McInnis RCAF

Pilot Officer McInnis, Francis Gabriel (RCAF)
Wireless Operator
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-July-22
St Charles Cemetery, St Charles, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Flight Lieutenant John Kingsley Rhodes RAFVR

Flight Lieutenant Rhodes, John Kingsley (RAFVR)
Pilot
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-July-22
Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Sergeant Ronald Eldred Richards RAAF

Sergeant Richards, Ronald Eldred (RAAF)
Navigator
Killed in Flying Accident
1942-July-22
Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Mission

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

unvetted Source [Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database]...

Hudson serial: FH317

Lockheed Hudson
Source National Air Force Museum of Canada.

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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