Whitfield, Frederick
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Frederick |
Surname | Whitfield |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-03-1945 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | W7677 |
Markings | DY-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 8. C. 19. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 263 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 646741 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 4 |
Squadron | 102 (Ceylon) |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Catherine's Church Barmby Moor, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in wall mounted wooden case, Sqn Badge above |
Memorial Text | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Location | Pocklington Gliding Club, Pocklington Airfield, Easy Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stylised Memorial with inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF and 405 (Vancouver) Sqn RCAF which served at RAF Pocklington during WW2 |
Miscellaneous Information
Died in captivity. Date of crash- 9/9/42 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/36 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/808/35 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 09-09-1942 |
End Date | 09-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Pocklington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (3% moon) |
Operation | Frankfurt. 249 aircraft, 5 losses (2.8%), PFF were unable to accurately locate the target and most bombs fell outside the city. Opel tank factory in neighbouring Russelsheim was damaged. |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak whilst outbound, damaging the port outer engine. Eventually abandoned and crashed at Rambrouch, Luxembourg |