Deighton, Frederick Ernest
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Frederick Ernest |
Surname | Deighton |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick John and Sarah Ann Deighton, of Edmonton. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito XVI |
Serial Number | ML978 |
Markings | GB-C Bar |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Edmonton Cemetery, London |
Grave Reference | Sec. F. Grave 82. |
Epitaph | NO DAY DAWNS, NO NIGHT RETURNS BUT WE REMEMBER THEE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 154 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 155114 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 105 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Window |
Memorial Text | A memorial to all those who served at RAF Swanton Morley during WW2, including 105 Sqn from October 1940 to December 1941 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/34 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/827/33 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-05-1944 |
End Date | 13-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (77% moon) |
Operation | Châteaudun. 8 Mosquitoes, 1 Lost |
Reason for Loss | The flare gun accidentally discharged in the cockpit on return and the aircraft crashed at Madingley, Cambridgeshire |