Ridley, Frank
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Frank |
Surname | Ridley |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Date of Death | 31-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Vittie and Evelyn Ridley, of Grantham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster lll |
Serial Number | ED428 |
Markings | EA-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Scampton (St. John The Baptist) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | New Part. Grave 18. |
Epitaph | LOVING MEMORIES OF OUR DEARLY LOVED SON, FRANK |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 90 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 111535 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Squadron Motto | Cave canem (Beware of the dog) |
Trade | Navigator |
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 27/481/26 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/481/25 |
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 | 30-01-1943 |
End Date | 31-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (32% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Fiskerton at 0226 hrs detailed to attack targets in Hamburg, damaged by flak on return and crashed at 0715 hrs after colliding with trees at Reepham Crossing 2 miles ENE of Lincoln |