Dann, Frank Arthur
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frank Arthur |
Surname | Dann |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Date of Death | 06-04-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William John and Alice Maud Dann, of Bradford. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | P1299 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bradford (Scholemoor) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Cons. Sec. S. Grave 1447. |
Epitaph | TREASURED MEMORIES OF OUR DEAR SON AND BROTHER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 26 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 995945 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/13189 (P367519/42) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-04-1942 |
End Date | 06-04-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- bombing practice |
Reason for Loss | Failed to recover from a spin and crashed near Weston-super-Mare |