PL - Frederick Charles Allcroft KIA

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Allcroft, Frederick Charles DFC (Flying Officer)

Killed in Action 1944-January-03

Canada

Birth Date: 1923-January-04 (age 20)

Son of Charles Edwin Hewitt and of Beatrice M. Hewitt (nee Oliver), of Lund, British Columbia, Canada

Home: Lund, British Columbia

Decorations: DFC

Distinguished Service Cross

Service
RCAF

Unit
83 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Strike To Defend

Base
RAF Wyton

Rank

Flying Officer

Marshal
Air Chief Marshal	A/C/M
Air Marshal	A/M
Air Vice Marshal	A/V/M
Air Commodore	A/C
Group Captain	G/C
Wing Commander	W/C
Squadron Leader	S/L
Flight Lieutenant	F/L
Flying Officer	F/O
Pilot Officer	P/O
Warrant Officer 1st Class	WO1
Warrant Officer 2nd Class	WO2
Flight Sergeant	FS
Sergeant	SGT
Corporal	CPL
Senior Aircraftman	SAC
Leading Aircraftman	LAC
Aircraftman 1st Class	AC1
Aircraftman 2nd Class	AC2

Position
Pilot

Service Numbers
J/17472
Prev: R/110741

Born in Vancouver, 1923; home there; enlisted there 24 June 1941. Trained at No.2 ITS (graduated 4 October 1941), No.15 EFTS (graduated 8 December 1941) and No.10 SFTS (graduated 10 April 1942). Commissioned 1943. 83 Squadron (Strike To Defend), Pathfinder Force. Lancaster aircraft JB 355 missing during a trip over enemy territory. F/O(s) FC Allcroft (RCAF), AW Blakeman (RAF), Pilot Officer RP Watts (RAF), FS(s) R Ellwood (RAF), JA Thomas (RAF) and JB Wood (RAF) were killed. Distinguished Flying Cross - No. 61 Squadron Award effective 1 July 1943 as per London Gazette dated 13 July 1943 and AFRO 1724/43 dated 27 August 1943. The citation reads - "On his first sortie, which was against heavily defended objectives at Essen, the aircraft in which this officer was flying was hit by anti-aircraft fire but, undaunted by this, he bombed the target and made a safe return on three engines. During a sortie to Dortmund in May 1943, his aircraft was attacked by enemy fighters on the outward flight. After the attack had been skillfully evaded, one engine in the aircraft failed, but despite this be proceeded to the target which was successfully bombed. On the return journey another engine failed but by superb skill and determined courage this pilot made a safe return. Throughout all his operational sorties Pilot Officer Allcroft has displayed high courage and devotion to duty." Detail provided by H. Halliday, Orleans, Ontario. TSGNO Addendum: Allcroft FC-J17472/R110741: Hewett Frederick Charles, served as ALLCROFT

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Lancaster JB355

Flying Officer Allcroft, Frederick Charles (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1944-January-03
Berlin War Cemetery, Charlottenburg, Germany

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Avro Lancaster Mk. X RCAF Serial FM 213
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The Avro Lancaster is a British Second World War heavy bomber. It was designed and manufactured by Avro as a contemporary of the Handley Page Halifax, both bombers having been developed to the same specification, as well as the Short Stirling, all three aircraft being four-engined heavy bombers adopted by the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the same wartime era.

The Lancaster has its origins in the twin-engine Avro Manchester which had been developed during the late 1930s in response to the Air Ministry Specification P.13/36 for a capable medium bomber for "world-wide use". Originally developed as an evolution of the Manchester (which had proved troublesome in service and was retired in 1942), the Lancaster was designed by Roy Chadwick and powered by four Rolls-Royce Merlins and in one version, Bristol Hercules engines. It first saw service with RAF Bomber Command in 1942 and as the strategic bombing offensive over Europe gathered momentum, it was the main aircraft for the night-time bombing campaigns that followed. As increasing numbers of the type were produced, it became the principal heavy bomber used by the RAF, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and squadrons from other Commonwealth and European countries serving within the RAF, overshadowing the Halifax and Stirling. Wikipedia

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