Brown, Francis Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Francis Henry |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel Adam Brown and of Jessie Brown (Nee Grant), of Auckland City, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DG419 |
Markings | -H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Barmby-On-The-Moor (St. Catherine) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row D. Grave 8. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 136 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 39740 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 1663 HCU C Flt |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-05-1943 |
End Date | 05-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Rufforth |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- practice feathering |
Reason for Loss | Lost control whilst deliberately shutting down the port outer engine. Crashed WNW of Driffield, Yorkshire |