Crapp, Francis George
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Francis George |
Surname | Crapp |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of William F. C. and Dora L. Crapp, of Truro, Cornwall. William pre-deceased Frank. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | W7635 |
Markings | LS-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 80. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 150 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1317502 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/48 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/47 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-12-1942 |
End Date | 09-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Mining in the Sweet Peas area |
Reason for Loss | Shot down over Lakolk Beach, Rømø, Denmark at 2205 hours by a night-fighter flown by Oblt. Hans Gref of 4./NJG 3. |