Barber, Frederick Edward
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Frederick Edward |
Surname | Barber |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-04-1940 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arthur Thomas Barber and Priscilla Thurza Barber. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | P9284 |
Markings | KO-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Norway |
Burial/Memorial Place | Stavanger (Eiganes) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Z. 42. |
Epitaph | IN MEMORY OF DEAR FRED WHO SO GALLANTLY GAVE HIS LIFE THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 126 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 36223 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/887/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/887/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-04-1940 |
End Date | 11-04-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Bombing run on Stavanger airfield which was being used by Luftwaffe transports during the invasion of Norway |
Reason for Loss | P/O Barber led his section across at between 200 and 300 feet, coming under heavy fire. Tragedy struck when P/O Barber's Wellington burst into flames and ploughed into a school killing two civilians and the crew instantly. The following morning at 0357hrs a Blenheim flew a reconnaissance mission over Stavanger and witnessed the damage caused by the wreckage of P9284 to the town and school. The aerodrome itself was barely damaged, although the operation was credited with the destruction of a Do. 17 P of 1 (f)/320. |