Buchan, Frank
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frank |
Surname | Buchan |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-09-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PA974 |
Markings | OF-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Holm Parish Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Grave 6. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 14 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1572193 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/18 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/768/17 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-09-1944 |
End Date | 24-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (35% moon) |
Operation | Ladbergen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the sea off Heacham, Norfolk on return from an attack on the Dortmund-Ems canal |