Ashdown, Frederick James Mackenzie
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Frederick James Mackenzie |
Surname | Ashdown |
Gender | M |
Age | 30 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 21-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank and Jessie E. Ashdown, of Clive, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Lockheed Ventura I |
Serial Number | AE692 |
Markings | YH-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 175. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 124 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/17262 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 21 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Andrew's Church, Blickling, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Wooden Case containing RAF Oulton Roll of Honour & former 18 (B) Sqn Standard |
Memorial Text | In memory of R.A.F. Oulton 1940 - 1945 |
Location | Junction of Aylsham Rd & New Rd, Oulton Street, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick piller and Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of the men and women of the R.A.F. and U.S.A.A.F. based here 1940 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/264/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/264/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-04-1943 |
End Date | 21-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Oulton |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Abbeville- to bomb marshalling yards |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by fighters whilst leaving the target area |