Paterson, Franklyn Hayward
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Franklyn Hayward |
Surname | Paterson |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-02-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | PB573 |
Markings | TC-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 282. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 83 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | U/190354 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 170 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | On A631, adjacent to former Main Gate, Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | "To see and not be seen" 170 Squadron Royal Air Force Bpmber Command Hemswell |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-02-1945 |
End Date | 22-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Hemswell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (77% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak at 16,000 feet, five of the crew bailing out. The rear gunner went to the front of the aircraft but, as he did so, it was attacked by a night fighter and he fell to his death through an open hatch |