Anderson, Frank Iron
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frank Iron |
Surname | Anderson |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Emily Anderson. Husband of Isobel Anderson of Shepreth, Cambs. (now Herts) |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND786 |
Markings | DX-I |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. H. 26. |
Epitaph | |
Ribbon Stone | 0519 (Block 6, Column 23, Row 1) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 2 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1875010 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed stone tablet |
Memorial Text | Sgt Frank l. Anderson Air Gunner 57 Sqn 1909 - 1944 Always Remembered |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 1909 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-04-1944 |
End Date | 27-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (20% moon) |
Operation | Schweinfurt |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Miltenberg, near Aschaffenberg |