White, Frederick Leslie Alan
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Frederick Leslie Alan |
Surname | White |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 06-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Harry George and Clara White. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | LK477 |
Markings | OJ-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Brookwood Military Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 22. D. 4. |
Epitaph | HIS SCORE HAD SCARCE BEGUN WHEN GOD DECLARED THE INNINGS CLOSED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 263 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1396093 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
The six surviving crew members were all injured |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-07-1944 |
End Date | 06-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Methwold |
Day/Night Raid | Night (100% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Gondolier 16, for France |
Reason for Loss | Attempted a landing at Thorney Island airfield on return but crashed. |