Talbot, Frank Leslie
Personal Information
Rank | AC2 |
Forename(s) | Frank Leslie |
Surname | Talbot |
Gender | M |
Age | 18 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 23-11-1939 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | L4034 |
Markings | EA- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Blackburn Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. D. C. of E. Grave 3026. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 104 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 351857 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 49 |
Trade | Ground staff |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
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 |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/1679 (P350570/39) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 23-11-1939 |
End Date | 23-11-1939 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- practice landings over Waddington using ZZ system |
Reason for Loss | Misjudged altitude in poor visibility and crashed into a hangar, killing several of the occupants as well as all of the crew |