Drake, Frederick Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Frederick Douglas |
Surname | Drake |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-01-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Phineas and Ada Kibbee Drake, of London, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Lockheed Ventura II |
Serial Number | AJ171 |
Markings | EG-D |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Feltwell (St. Nicholas) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row D. Grave 2. |
Epitaph | IN UTRUMQUE PARATUS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 157 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/12307 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 487 (New Zealand) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1935/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1935/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 19-01-1943 |
End Date | 20-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Feltwell |
Day/Night Raid | Night (98% moon) |
Operation | Training- low level dummy attack on Corby steel works |
Reason for Loss | Hit a tree and crashed near Bury St. Edmunds |