Gunn, Frank Charles Henry
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Frank Charles Henry |
Surname | Gunn |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Date of Death | 25-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Henry Gunn and of Eliza Gunn (nee Walker), of Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito VI |
Serial Number | NS989 |
Markings | YH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 206. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 3 |
Panel Number | Not yet erected on site |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 153219 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 2 Group, 140 Wing |
Squadron | 21 |
Squadron Motto | Viribus vincimus (By strength we conquer) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | - |
End Date | - |
Takeoff Station | Thorney Island |
Operation | Bombing and strafing targets in the Normany area as part of Operation Overlord. |
Reason for Loss | Last heard on the radio saying they were obliged to bale out. The pilot F/L Beresford Peter Torrington Horsley was injured but rescued by an ASR. |