| Admitted to: Truro Royal Hospital. RAF Hospital Halton (09/11/42). |
Date of Injury: --- |
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| D.O.B/Age when admitted: 28 |
Cause of Incident: Crashed in a Hampden. |
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| Transferred to QVH: 19/11/1942 |
Injuries: Burns to face and hands. |
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| No. of Operations at East Grinstead: |
IDENTITY CARD
This is to certify that the patient mentioned below and whose description is stated hereon is the authorised holder of this Identity card.
| Forename: Ralph Gordon |
Surname: Frederick |
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| Service No: J8125 |
Nationality: Canadian |
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| Awards/Honours: --- |
Patient Unit: 405 Sqn |
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| Profession: Observer |
Patient Rank: Fg Off |
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| Death: 22/07/1994 |
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Notes:
Frederick's plane was badly damaged over their target. They crashed into the sea seven miles off Dieppe, and bounced up. The pilot managed to get a distress call out before the second impact forced them through the bottom of the plane. Frederick managed to get free of the wreckage and got himself and the pilot into dinghies. They drifted towards the French coast over the course of the night. At seven o'clock the next evening, they managed to signal two Spitfires doing an Air/Sea Rescue search, and they were picked up a mile and a half from the coast of Dieppe.
Glossary:
We've been looking through our collections, and discovered this 1972 photograph from the East Grinstead Observer, o…