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SHAW, Frank

Aircraft Information
Aircraft Avro Lancaster III
Serial Number ND537
Markings EA-S
Memorial information
Burial/Memorial Country Germany
Burial/Memorial Place Durnbach War Cemetery
Grave Reference Coll. grave 7. E. 14-17..
Epitaph WITH DEEPEST LOVE WE REMEMBER OUR BELOVED SON AND BROTHER. AT REST
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase 1
Panel Number 96
Enlistment information
Service Number 1672605
Service Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Group 5
Squadron 49
Trade Flight Engineer
Country of origin if different United Kingdom
Last Operation information
Start Date 24-04-1944
End Date 25-04-1944
Takeoff Station Fiskerton
Day/Night raid Night
Operation Munchen
Reason for Loss Aircraft took off at 2107hrs. Exploded in the air, as a result of an attack from a night fighter flown by Oblt. Heinz Rökker, this was his 23rd confirmed claim of the war. The aircraft crashed at 0153hrs between Pastetten and Reithofen, 12km SSE of Erding.