Higginbottom, Frank Smith
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frank Smith |
Surname | Higginbottom |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank Smith Higginbottom and Lillie Higginbottom, of Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V |
Serial Number | AD687 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 85. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 49 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1026171 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 10 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
On detachment to Coastal Command |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-12-1942 |
End Date | 14-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | St. Eval |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Anti-submarine patrol |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft and crew of five lost over the sea |