| Lancaster LL908 EA-H | 49 Sqn | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date | : | 27 avril 1944 | Mission | : | Bombardement de Schweinfurt (Allemagne) | ||||||||||||||
| Décollage | : | Fiskerton à 21:39 | |||||||||||||||||
| Causes de la perte | : | Abattu par un chasseur de nuit (Hauptmann Helmut Bergmann du 8./NJG4) | |||||||||||||||||
| Lieu de la perte | : | Ugny-sur-Meuse (55) | |||||||||||||||||
 | Plt Off | John Russell | DICKINSON | Pil | RAFVR | 170191 | KIA | ||||||||||||
| Sgt | John | ELLENOR | AG | RAFVR | 1816199 | KIA | ||||||||||||
| Sgt | Richard Beetham | HAINSWORTH | FE | RAFVR | 1677148 | KIA | ||||||||||||
| Sgt | Robert Hall | HUDSON | AG | RAFVR | 1305510 | KIA |  | |||||||||||
 | WO2 | Norman Alexander Freeman | MACKENZIE | AB | RCAF | R/147987 | KIA | ||||||||||||
| Sgt | Claude William Frank | SIZER | WOP | RAFVR | 1600791 | KIA | ||||||||||||
| FS | Frederick William | WALE | Nav | RAFVR | 1339815 | KIA | ||||||||||||
Distinguished Flying Medal
1305510 Sergeant Robert Hall HUDSON, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, No. 49 Squadron.
As air gunner, this airman has taken part in many sorties and has proved himself to be a 1 fearless and determined member of aircraft crew. On a recent occasion, during a fight with enemy aircraft, his gun turret was put out of action. Coolly and skilfully, however, Sergeant Hudson gave the necessary evading directions to ‘his pilot
and thus played a good part in frustrating the attackers. He set a fine example of courage and devotion to duty.
THIRD SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE of FRIDAY, the 5th of MAY, 1944.