Heaton, Frank Kenneth
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frank Kenneth |
Surname | Heaton |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-06-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert and Mary A. Heaton. Husband of Alma Heaton, of Eccleston Lane Ends. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | BD378 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eccleston (Christ Church) Churchyard, Lancashire |
Grave Reference | Sec. E. Grave 35. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 47 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 971029 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old airfield site, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those killed on Ops from RAF Stanton Harcourt |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-06-1942 |
End Date | 08-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Abingdon |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Abingdon. The pilot was seen approaching the runway but for no apparent reason veered away and applied power but to no avail. |