Fynn, Castle Blunden Stapleton
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Castle Blunden Stapleton |
Surname | Fynn |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 01-09-1941 |
Next of Kin | (Also Known By The Nickname "Chum"). Son of Frank Ernest and Ethel S. Fynn, of Umtali, Southern Rhodesia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD833 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Upper Heyford Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Grave 90. |
Epitaph | ONLY SON OF FRANK ERNEST AND ETHEL S. FYNN. HIS HEART FOR HIS HOME HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY HIS SOUL FOR HIS GOD |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 38 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 7 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Rhodesia |
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 81/8754 (P361903/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-09-1941 |
End Date | 01-09-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- Night flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Stalled and crashed trying to land at Shoreham, the aircraft coming down in the grounds of Lancing College |