Windibank, Frank Richard
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Frank Richard |
Surname | Windibank |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Edwith Windibank and Annie Rose Windibank, of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Husband of Donalda Irene Windibank. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LN439 |
Markings | AL- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 2. G. 1-12. |
Epitaph | BLESSED ARE THEY THAT MOURN: FOR THEY SHALL BE COMFORTED |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 267 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/103246 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 429 (Bison) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Centre, Sutton on the Forest, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone & Metal Sun Dial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF East Moor and in particular 415 Sqn RCAF |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1852/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1852/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-05-1943 |
End Date | 14-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | East Moor |
Day/Night Raid | Night (65% moon) |
Operation | Bochum. 442 aircraft, 24 losses (5.4%). Decoy markers drew much of the bombing away from the target. Little information available from local sources about the extent of the damage. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed in the vicinity of Mönchengladbach, Germany |