Gordon Bodon Paterson
Service number
745953
Military unit
150 Sqdn Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Address
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Date of birth
20 Jun 1919
Date of death
11 May 1941 (21 years old)
Place of birth
Prestwick, Scotland
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Military history
Wellington R1435 150 Sqn. Take off from RAF Newton to bomb shipyards, Altona power-station and city area of Hamburg.
Loss reason unknown all crew killed. 119 aircraft on raid 3 Wellingtons and a Whitley lost. Reports stated 128 fires, worst being in the city centre. Koster's department store, a bank and part of the Hamburg Stock Exchange destroyed by fire. 31 people killed, 151 injured and 873 made homeless.
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