Weaver, Frank Slater
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frank Slater |
Surname | Weaver |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Date of Death | 16-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick George and Myra Weaver, of Leicester. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB474 |
Markings | DX-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Switzerland |
Burial/Memorial Place | Vevey (St. Martin's) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 107. |
Epitaph | HE LOVED LIFE BUT LEFT IT BRAVELY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 113 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1428641 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Squadron Motto | Corpus non animum muto (I change my body, not my spirit) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/5 |
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 | 15-03-1944 |
End Date | 16-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Stuttgart |
Reason for Loss | Crashed following all four engines catching fire one hour before reaching Stuttgart. |