Shaw, Frank
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frank |
Surname | Shaw |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Joseph and Alice Shaw, of Heworth Green, York. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND537 |
Markings | EA-S |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 7. E. 14-17. |
Epitaph | WITH DEEPEST LOVE WE REMEMBER OUR BELOVED SON AND BROTHER. AT REST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 96 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1672605 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
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 27/482/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/482/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-04-1944 |
End Date | 25-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Fiskerton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Munchen |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 2107hrs. Exploded in the air, as a result of an attack from a night fighter flown by Oblt. Heinz Rökker, this was his 23rd confirmed claim of the war. The aircraft crashed at 0153hrs between Pastetten and Reithofen, 12km SSE of Erding. |