Kimber, Frederick Charles
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick Charles |
Surname | Kimber |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-04-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED424 |
Markings | UM-E2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Haguenau French National Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 2-7. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 59 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1835657 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 626 |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Main Entrance, Wickenby Airfield, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Metal Scupture, Info Board |
Memorial Text | This memorial commemorates the 1080 aircrew killed on operations with Nos (12B) and 626 squadrons whilst based at Royal Air Force Wickenby 1942-1945, the design and building of the memorial in 1981 was funded by subscription from members of the Wickenby R |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-04-1944 |
End Date | 25-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Karlsruhe |
Reason for Loss | Take off: 211. Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Hagenau (Bas-Rhin), a large town on the southern fringes of the For_t de Hagenau at about 14 km of its nearest point to the Rhine and the Franco-German border. All seven crew killed |