Ken Hudson

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Kenneth Charles Hudson was a British rear gunner in heavy bombers in World War II. For his gallantry in combat as a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Hudson was born at Pentney Road, Balham, SW London and was educated at Balham Grammar School. He enlisted in the Royal Air Force in April 1940 and after gunnery training at No. 12 Operational Training Unit RAF at Benson, joined No. 214 Squadron RAF. He flew on his first operational mission on 12 August 1941 as a rear gunner and over the next 13 months completed a total of 30 bombing missions in Wellington and Stirling heavy bombers. During this period he was twice prevented from flying due to a recurrent ear problem and on both occasions his plane was shot down with the loss of all crew. In October 1942, Hudson married Pamela Yates, a primary school teacher. Read more

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