Rodney George Dandy
Born 28 Aug 1910 - Died 23 Oct 1942
- Service number
- WWII NZ417031 AWMM
- WWII 417031 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Air Force AWMM
- Last rank
- WW2 Pilot Officer AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, No. 1 Operational Training Unit AWMM
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
About
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- Forenames
- Rodney George AWMM
- Surname
- Dandy AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- WWII NZ417031 AWMM
- WWII 417031 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 28 Aug 1910 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
- Son of George Alfred & Mary (Betty) DANDYPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 29 June 2023 - NZ BDM Birth records
- Address before enlistment
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- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- WW2 Widow: Mrs. I. A. Cruikshank of Christchurch AWMM
- WW2 Mother: Mrs. M. Brunton of Waitaki, North Otago AWMM
- Relationship status
- Married/WWII AWMM
- 1933 Rodney George DANDY married Isabella Agnes LOCHEADPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 29 June 2023 - NZ BDM Marriage records
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Air Force AWMM
- Service number
- WWII NZ417031 AWMM
- WWII 417031 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW2 21 Dec 1941 AWMM Clerk/Civilian AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW2 Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM
Prisoner of war
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- Days interned
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- Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Killed in Air Accident, Cause of Death AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW2 Pilot Officer AWMM
Royal New Zealand Air Force, No. 1 Operational Training Unit AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Rodney Dandy was the son of George Alfred and Mary Dandy; husband of Isabel Dandy, of Dallington, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Attended Gisborne High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845609)) AWMM - Article of aircraft discovery on Mount Taranaki - by a local hunter - in 1974.
"Clince is most well-known for the discovery of an RNZAF Airspeed Oxford twin engine bomber-training aircraft wreckage on the slopes of Mt Taranaki. The aircraft, an Oxford I, NZ277/P2030 with Pilot Officer Rodney Dandy and crew Sgt Douglas Martyn, Sgt Graham Martin and Sgt Edward Dodson, departed Bell Block Airfield, New Plymouth on 23 October 1942 on a training mission.[5] It is assumed that due to heavy cloud, the crew made navigational errors which resulted in a crash at 4,000 feet.[6] No crew members survived. The RNZAF and local authorities discontinued searches for the aircraft after three months. 32 years later on 15 January 1974. Clince discovered the crash site. Assuming it was already documented, Clince messed around with the wreckage including tampering with the controls and .303 machine gun. He was alerted to the presence of human remains by his dog who had recovered a bone. He then made a hasty retreat down the mountain to inform the Police. He returned shortly after with a party of Police, NZRAF and media.
His diary noted:
Hunted Mangorei Stream, got 10 goats. Got a ride in a Cortina 2000 Automatic. Found old bomber below Mangorei Hut somewhere. There were a lot of 303 bullet shells, a machinegun and an old parachute still not undone ... I also found the bone of a human then I buggered off from there fast.[5] - Article on Taranaki hunter Errol Clince : www.stuff.co.nzPublic - Jenifer - Researcher - 12 July 2020 - As noted above. - 23 October 1942 - An aircraft of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, engaged in a coastal training flight failed to return to the base [New Plymouth]. A search was immediately instituted without success. The occupants of the plane were:
Pilot-Officer Rodney George DANDY, 33 years - Mrs R G Dandy, Wellington (wife).
Sergeant Douglas Gordon MARTYN, 23 years - Mrs E M Martyn, Waihi (mother).
Sergeant Graham MacLeod MARTIN, 27 years - Mrs G M Martin, Christchurch (wife).
Sergeant Edward Reid DODSON, 27 years - Mrs V L Dodson, Nelson (wife). New Zealand Herald, Volume 79, Issue 24414, 26 October 1942, Page 2Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 22 June 2020 - Papers Past :
- Rodney Dandy was the son of George Alfred and Mary Dandy; husband of Isabel Dandy, of Dallington, Christchurch, New Zealand.
About death
- Death
- 23 Oct 1942 AWMM
Age 32 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Killed in Air Accident AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Karori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM 39. Z/5. AWMM
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Memorial
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Sources
- External links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2920159
Sources Used - RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Co - Dy. Archives New Zealand (R17845609)
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845609
Sources Used
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
- References
- Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
Vol.3, p.158 - RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Co - Dy. Archives New Zealand (R17845609) - Former archives reference: AIR118
- Please note that the 11 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions.
- Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
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