Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Rodney George Dandy Born 28 August 1910 - Died 23 October 1942 PDF Key details Service numberWWII NZ417031 AWMM WWII 417031 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Last rankWW2 Pilot Officer AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1 Operational Training Unit AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Name panels, Wellington Provincial Memorial, Karori Cemetery (provided by Paul Baker December 2012) … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesRodney George AWMM SurnameDandy AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWII NZ417031 AWMM WWII 417031 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth28 August 1910 AWMM Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Service numberWWII NZ417031 AWMM WWII 417031 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 21 December 1941 AWMM Clerk/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Air Accident, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 Pilot Officer AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1 Operational Training Unit AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Rodney Dandy was the son of George Alfred and Mary Dandy; husband of Isabel Dandy, of Dallington, Christchurch, New Zealand. AWMM 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 2 Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 22 June 2020 - Papers Past : 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.nz Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 12 July 2020 - As noted above. Read more Death About death Contribute › Death23 October 1942 AWMM Age 32 AWMM New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Air Accident AWMM Death notes CemeteryKarori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM 39. Z/5. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Rodney George Dandy by laying a poppy. Herbert Dandy Reuben William Dandy Rodney George Dandy William Mervyn Dandy Edward Howard Dane Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Rodney George Dandy Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2920159 Sources Used DocumentsMartyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM Vol.3, p.158 AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 12 July 2020JeniferWairarapaResearcher The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. 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