Down, Frederick Henry
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Frederick Henry |
Surname | Down |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-07-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick and Florrie Down, of Barnard Castle, Co. Durham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington II |
Serial Number | Z8499 |
Markings | PH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. G. 2. |
Epitaph | WE ARE LONELY BUT WILL KEEP SMILING UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN. DAD, MAM AND MARGARET |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 30 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 119719 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 12 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Wickenby Airfield, Wickenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial with Sculpture of Icarus & Information Board |
Memorial Text | Royal Air Force Wickenby No1 Group Bomber Command 1942-1945 In memory of one thousand and eighty men of 12 & 626 Squadrons who gave their lives on operations from this airfieldin the offensive against Germany and the liberation of occupied Europe Per ardu |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/166/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/166/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-07-1942 |
End Date | 01-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (79% moon) |
Operation | Dusseldorf |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Heuthe, probably due to flak |