Pinch, Francis James
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Francis James |
Surname | Pinch |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Horace E. Pinch and F. Ruby Pinch, of Hounslow, Middlesex. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB421 |
Markings | EA-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Doulchard Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Mil. Plot. Row B. Grave 7. |
Epitaph | UNDERNEATH ARE THE EVERLASTING ARMS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 85 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1397188 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet & 49 Sqn Roll of Honour |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943-1945 |
Location | St. Clement of Rome Church, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of all who served at RAF Fiskerton 1943 - 1945 Per Erdua Ad Astra |
Location | Fiskerton Airfield (Disused) Reepham Rd, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stones with inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | RAF Fiskerton. This stone and tree are sited on the airfield in memory of those who served here during World War II |
Location | The National Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served on 49 Squadron 1916-1965 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/482/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/482/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-05-1944 |
End Date | 08-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Salbriz explosives and ammunition factory |
Reason for Loss | Shot down at St Doulchard, near Bourges in central France during attack on ammunition dump |