Shantz, Frederick Weber
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Frederick Weber |
Surname | Shantz |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-03-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax VII |
Serial Number | NP804 |
Markings | EQ-K |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 12. G. 5. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 239 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/42248 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-03-1945 |
End Date | 25-03-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Linton-on-Ouse |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Munster. 175 aircraft, 3 losses. The crews were able to see very little of the results due to smoke cover. The local report says that a very large number of bombs fell but only 2 people died. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak and exploded over the target |