Service Details
Name:
 AUSTIN
Given Name:
 FREDERICK HUGH
Initials:
 F H
Service No:
 710101
Rank:
 Sergeant (Air Gnr.)
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Regiment:
 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
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Unit:
 51 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1943-04-04
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Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Halifax DT686, target Kiel. 577 aircraft, making this the largest raid of the war so far, with the exception of the 1000-bomber raids. 12 aircraft lost. Thick cloud and strong winds in the target area made PFF marking difficult. Decoy fires also drew some bombing. As a result there was little damage caused, crashed NE of Kellinghusen, Germany
Additional
Information:
RAF number: Rhodesia for local enlistments
Commemoration
Country:
 Germany
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Locality:
 Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
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Cemetery:
 KIEL WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Coll. grave 5. A. 9-12.

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