Bestick, Frank Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frank Frederick |
Surname | Bestick |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-04-1940 |
Next of Kin | Hailed from Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | P9269 |
Markings | HD- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 12. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 130 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 580598 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 38 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Bestick Lake, Manitoba; 4km west of Big Flat and Kustra Lakes |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/397/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/397/11 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-04-1940 |
End Date | 12-04-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | 83 crew sortie - largest of the war so far. Attack on enemy shipping bringing supplies to German troops in Norway |
Reason for Loss | Lost to enemy fighters in target area |