Personnel Index - Detail

Name
CASTLE
First Names
Frederick John
Rank
Sgt
Service
RAF
Service Number
1191283
Crew Position
Air Gunner
Age
23
Date of Death
25/04/1944
Cemetery

 

Photographed by Malcolm Brooke

25th April 1944, MUNICH:

Nine Lancasters from the force failed to return from this raid on Munich; 49 Squadron had 11 return to base, 2 landed at Tangmere and 1 at Hartford Bridge. This left one aircraft unaccounted for. Tragically the lives of P/O Frank Clark and crew had been brought to a sudden and violent end in the night sky over Germany. They are buried together in a collective grave in Durnbach War Cemetery.

Lancaster ND537
P/O F. Clark Pilot (Killed)
Sgt F. Shaw F/E (Killed)
Flt Sgt D. Rolfe NAV (Killed)
F/S T.R. Connatty WOP/AG (Killed)
Sgt F.J. Castle A/G (Killed)
F/S D.G. Adams A/B (Killed)
F/S F.W. Hubbard A/G (Killed)

Crew on their 12th operation