Gubbings, Frederick Charles
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Frederick Charles |
Surname | Gubbings |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Date of Death | 13-03-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Albert and Alice Gubbings; husband of Olivia Elizabeth Gubbings. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito VI |
Serial Number | SZ963 |
Markings | YH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hanover War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Joint grave 4. J. 13-14. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 3 |
Panel Number | Not yet erected on site |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1800005 |
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
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/265/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/265/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | - |
End Date | - |
Takeoff Station | Rosi�res en Santerre, France |
Operation | Road and rail targets east of the Ruhr |
Reason for Loss | Attacked targets in Bottendorf but eyewitnesses state that the aircraft was seen on fire and at low altitude. Despite their best efforts, they were unable to gain sufficient altitude to prevent them crashing. |