Skipp, Thomas Frank
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Thomas Frank |
Surname | Skipp |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frank Thomas Skipp, and of Sarah Louisa Skipp, of Shepherd's Bush, London. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4776 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Acton Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Section D, Row R, Grave 47. |
Epitaph | COULD WE HAVE HELD YOUR HAND OR HEARD YOUR LAST FAREWELL IT WOULD HAVE EASED THE PAIN OF THOSE WHO MOURN YOU STILL |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 242 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 900261 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 1656 HCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-10-1943 |
End Date | 27-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night circuits and landings |
Reason for Loss | Approached the runway too high for a safe landing. Realising his mistake the pilot applied power to go round again but raised the flaps by mistake instead of the undercarriage |