Brown, Daniel Frank
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Daniel Frank |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Daniel Harry and Rose Violet Brown, of St. Albans, Hertfordshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | LM279 |
Markings | DX-T |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 225. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 13 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1831716 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
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 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-09-1944 |
End Date | 02-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Brest |
Reason for Loss | Last seen emerging from thick cloud in a steep dive. Aircraft crashed some 2 miles N/E of Crick. |