Fry, Frederick Philip
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Frederick Philip |
Surname | Fry |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-11-1940 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Anson I |
Serial Number | N9945 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Exeter Higher Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. Z.K. Grave 78. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 167 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 44409 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 109 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Roll of Honour, Gp & Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to those who served at RAF Little Staughton during WW2, including 109 Sqn |
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Gardens, Wyton, Cambridgshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wyton during WW2, including 109 Sqn |
Miscellaneous Information
Strictly speaking, this aircraft formed part of the Wireless Intelligence and Development Unit (Wyton), which later reformed as 109 Squadron. It has been included in 109 Squadron data to aid searchability only. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/4151 (P355929/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-11-1940 |
End Date | 09-11-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (70% moon) |
Operation | To investigate the German 'Knickebein' blind bombing radio beams |
Reason for Loss | Hit balloon cable and crashed in Stechford, Birmingham. This was almost certainly a special flight to investigate the German 'Knickebein' blind bombing radio beams, as the Anson was flying over the city during a raid. |