• Short S.25 Sunderlan
• Short Stirling

Date of death:

June 4th, 1955

Service number:

544755 (NCO)/53474 (Officer)

Nationality:

British (1801-present, Kingdom)

On the night of 21-22 Dec 1942 Stirling I R9262 MG-A with aboard Thomas Boddy took off 1709 from Oakington. En route for a bombing mission on Munich the aircraft was shot down by an Me 110 and crashed at Seraincourt (Ardennes), 16 kn NW of Rethel, France. Three members of of the crew were killed in the crash; four managed to evade capture including Boddy and Lewis.
Those who died are buried in Seraincourt Churchyard.

Thomas Boddy was killed in a Sunderland Flying Boat accident in 1955 at Eastborne

Promotions:
? Flight Sergeant
3 October, 1943: Pilot Officer on Probation (emergency)
3 April, 1944 : Flying Officer (war sub)
3 October, 1945: Flight Lieutenant (war sub)
9 March, 1949: commission relinquished

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Sergeant

Unit:

No. 7 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

June 4th, 1943

Citation:
"In air operations this member of aircraft crew displayed exemplary conduct and gallantry worthy of the highest praise."


Simultaneously was the DFM awarded to Flying Officer Lewis

• - Page 2566 | Supplement 36041, 1 June 1943 | London Gazette | The Gazette
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  - Page 1829 | Supplement 36479, 18 April 1944 | London Gazette | The Gazette
  - Page 5336 | Supplement 37333, 30 October 1945 | London Gazette | The Gazette
  - Page 3286 | Supplement 38656, 5 July 1949 | London Gazette | The Gazette
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