Jordan, Frank Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frank Ernest |
Surname | Jordan |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank and Bessie Jordan, of Eddington, Herne Bay. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LN540 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Herne Bay Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. TT. Grave 73. |
Epitaph | GONE FROM OUR HOME BUT FOR EVER IN OUR THOUGHTS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 57 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1860588 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 26 OTU |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Old Airfield Site, Wing, Buckinghamshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Stencilled Composite Panels & Info Board |
Memorial Text | In memory of thousands trained at RAF Wing who lost their lives during training. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-04-1945 |
End Date | 06-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Wing |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bombing training |
Reason for Loss | During bombing practice over the Hogshaw range in Buckinghamshire the Wellington collided with another aircraft from 26 OTU (HE928), both crashing close to the railway line at Winslow |