Benson, Frank Norman
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frank Norman |
Surname | Benson |
Gender | M |
Age | 33 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Elizabeth Blanch Benson. Husband of Jean Maree Benson, of Herne Hill, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NG325 |
Markings | CA-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Urswick (St. Mary) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Grave 143. |
Epitaph | IN MEMORY OF FRANK NORMAN. AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 8 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1897888 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 189 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1152/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1152/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-03-1945 |
End Date | 04-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Fulbeck |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Ladbergen |
Reason for Loss | Mission to bomb the Dortmund-Ems Kanal near Ladbergen. O return, intercepted by an intruder, crashing 0118 near their railway station at East Rudham, 6 miles WSW of Fakenham, Norfolk. |