Hood, Frank Anderson Wallace
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frank Anderson Wallace |
Surname | Hood |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Anderson Hood and Ann Wallace Hood, of Ayr. Church Organist. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1779 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ayr Cemetery, Ayrshire |
Grave Reference | Sec. S. 1931 Div. Grave 3090. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 51 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 658674 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-04-1943 |
End Date | 04-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lossiemouth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- bombing practice |
Reason for Loss | Crashed whilst attempting a forced landing near Garmouth, Moray |