Brown, Derek Frank Paston
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Derek Frank Paston |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-06-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Paston Charles and Florence May Brown, of Crowcombe, Somerset. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster II |
Serial Number | DS668 |
Markings | KO-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ingrandes-sur-Loire Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 136 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 124415 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
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
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-06-1943 |
End Date | 20-06-1943 |
Takeoff Station | East Wretham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (95% moon) |
Operation | Mining duties over the Gironde estuary |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter on the return leg and crashed east of Angers, France |