Frankal, Bertram Max
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Bertram Max |
Surname | Frankal |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Leon Frankal, and of Augusta Frankal, of Kenton, Middlesex. F.S.M.C. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | NP968 |
Markings | HD- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 274. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 166 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1605533 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 466 (Australian) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Memorial Gardens, North End Park, Driffield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to the men and women of 462 and 466 Sqns RAAF who served in Bomber Command during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1926/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1926/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-04-1945 |
End Date | 09-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Driffield |
Day/Night Raid | Night (18% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg- to attack the shipyards. 440 aircraft, 6 losses. Bombing was scattered due to cloud cover. Although some damage was probably caused to the shipyards, the American 8th Air Force had attacked the target only a few hours earlier so it was impossible to differentiate the damaged caused by the two raids |
Reason for Loss |