Openshaw, Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Frederick |
Surname | Openshaw |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Openshaw and of Margaret Openshaw (Nee Stothard). Husband of Vera Ruth Openshaw, of Putney, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ602 |
Markings | XD-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 3. G. 17. |
Epitaph | AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM (From the poem for the fallen by Laurence Binyon) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 221 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 120489 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-05-1943 |
End Date | 27-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Jena-- to bomb the Scott glass works. 14 Mosquitoes took part of which 3 were Lost and the remaining 11 claimed very accurate bombing. Two further aircraft were Lost on return to base. |
Reason for Loss | Collided with Mosquito DZ381 XD-W as it took evasive action to avoid light flak. Crashed near Rhenegge, Germany |