Frankland, Richard Henry
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Richard Henry |
Surname | Frankland |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-02-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Ernest and Margaret Frankland, of Sleights, Yorkshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT668 |
Markings | NP-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Florennes Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 1. Grave 12. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 166 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1482156 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 158 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 158 Sqn, RAF Lissett 28th February 1943 - 17th August 1946 |
Location | St. James of Compostola Church, Lissett, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window in memory of 158 Sqn RAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/27 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1048/26 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-02-1943 |
End Date | 26-02-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Rufforth |
Day/Night Raid | Night (69% moon) |
Operation | Nuremburg. 337 aircraft, 9 losses (2.7%). PFF marking was late due to poor weather conditions with the result that most of the bombs fell on the northern outskirts of the city. Some of the bombs fell in neighbouring Furth. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed onto a road NW of Bouillon, Belgium |