Brosnahan, Frederick Timothy
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Frederick Timothy |
Surname | Brosnahan |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Timothy and Nellie Frances Brosnahan, of Hataitai, Wellington, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JA929 |
Markings | MG-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 197. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 136 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 421669 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/100/17 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/100/16 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-09-1943 |
End Date | 04-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (16% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 316 Lancasters and 4 Mosquitoes. (Lancasters were the only heavy bombers used due to the very high losses of both Halifaxes and Stirlings during recent Berlin raids. 22 Lancasters Lost (7.0%). Mosquitoes dropped spoof flares to divert German night-fighters. Given the very high loss rates, it is doubtful that this technique worked. Actual target marking was short of the target and most bombs fell in residential areas, although both a water and electricity facility were put out of action and 422 people were killed. Amongst the dead were 7 criminals earning remission by defusing unexploded bombs. |
Reason for Loss | Lost over the target area |