Sadler, Frank
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frank |
Surname | Sadler |
Gender | M |
Age | 29 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Samuel and Clara Sadler, of Wolverhampton. Husband of Amy Sadler, of Wolverhampton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT784 |
Markings | ZA-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hotton War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | VIII. C. 5. |
Epitaph | TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WHO LOVED HIM IS NOT TO DIE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 237 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1186870 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 10 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Baraque Michel, Sourbrodt, Liege Province |
Country | Belgium |
Memorial Type | Propeller unit, inscribed stone memorial & information board |
Memorial Text | AUX AVIATEURS MORTS SUR LE HAUT-PLATEAU DURANT LA GUERRE 1940 – 1945 |
Location | Melbourne, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial Stone & Plaque |
Memorial Text | No 10 Squadron, 4 Group Bomber Command, WWII 1939-1945. This memorial was erected at the entrance to the former RAF Station Melbourne by ex Members and Friends of the Squadron to honour the memory of all personnel who died in the service of their Country |
Location | Melbourne Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Runway Light in Concrete Base |
Memorial Text | Let this landing light be a memorial to all those 1,000 aircrew and 120 aircraft that left this very point never to return so that we may return again and again in freedom to enjoy York Motor Sport Park |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/144/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/144/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 03-07-1943 |
End Date | 04-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Melbourne |
Day/Night Raid | Night (2% moon) |
Operation | Cologne- region on the east bank of the Rhine where most of the industry was located. 653 aircraft, 30 losses (4.6%). Accurate ground marking by Oboe equipped Mosquitoes leading to another very significant blow to this Ruhr city. 20 industrial and 2200 homes completely destroyed and 588 people killed. A further 72000 people were bombed out. This was the first time the 'Wild Boar' technique had been used, in which the flak height was limited to allow night-fighters to fly over the main force and pick out aircraft in silhouette against the fires below. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed NE of Malmédy, Belgium |