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P/O. Frederick Edward Barber
Royal Air Force 115 Squadron
from:Martlesham, Suffolk
(d.12th Apr 1940)
On 12th April 1940 he took part in a raid on Stavanger, Norway. The aircraft was the lead aircraft of 2nd section. It was shot down over Stavanger and crashed on top of a bakery. All in the aircraft were killed.
Wditor's Note:- In April 1940 115 Squadron were operating out of RAF Marham, Norfolk. The full crew of the aircraft, a Vickers Wellington Mk1C, P9284, KO-J, were: -
Pilot Officer 36223 Frederick Edward Barber, 26 years
Pilot Officer 36180 David Alexander Rankin, (New Zealand) 25 years
Sgt 580805 Alan Sydney Pearce, 20 years
Sgt 514904 Geoffrey William James Juby, 28 years
Leading Aircraftman 545537 Lionel Allen Westcott, 21 years
Pilot Officer 76004 (RAFVR) Peter Edward Tucker Bull, 26 years.
They are all buried in the Stavanger (Eiganes) Churchyard.