Randall, Francis Archibald
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Francis Archibald |
Surname | Randall |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 16-12-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Francis George and Agnes Mell Randall, of Forrest Lodge, New South Wales, Australia. B.Sc., (Sydney). Bronze Life Saving Medal. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB657 |
Markings | AR- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 13916. |
Epitaph | SO BRAVE AND CALM SO TRUE AND LOYAL A DUTY NOBLY DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 88 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 413896 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 460 (Australian) |
Squadron Motto | Strike and return |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Market Stainton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the crew of 460 (RAAF) Sqn Lancaster JB657 AR-S who lost their lives in Market Stainton December 16 1943 |
Location | Adjacent to Clubhouse, Breighton Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at Breighton during WW2, including 460 Sqn RAAF |
Location | Junction of Kirmond Rd (B1203) & Orford Rd, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which operated from Breighton and Binbrook 1941-1945 |
Location | Church of St. Mary & St. Gabriel, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which served at Binbrook between 1941 and 1945 |
Location | Former ATC Signals Square, Brookenby Industrial Estate, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Location | Church of St. Michael & All Angels, Brookenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1908/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1908/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-12-1943 |
End Date | 17-12-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (76% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Found the airfield shrouded in fog on return before clipping a tree and crashing into a wood at Market Stainton on the Lincolnshire Wolds |