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Oakes, Fred Glen (Warrant Officer 2nd Class)

Killed in Action 1944-July-21

Birth Date: 1924 (age 20)

Son of Oscar William Oakes and Vera Adrianna Oakes, of Colinton, Alberta.

Home: Colinton, Alberta

Service
RCAF
Unit
15 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Aim Sure
Rank
Warrant Officer 2nd Class
Marshal
Air Chief MarshalA/C/M
Air MarshalA/M
Air Vice MarshalA/V/M
Air CommodoreA/C
Group CaptainG/C
Wing CommanderW/C
Squadron LeaderS/L
Flight LieutenantF/L
Flying OfficerF/O
Pilot OfficerP/O
Warrant Officer 1st ClassWO1
Warrant Officer 2nd ClassWO2
Flight SergeantFS
SergeantSGT
CorporalCPL
Senior AircraftmanSAC
Leading AircraftmanLAC
Aircraftman 1st ClassAC1
Aircraftman 2nd ClassAC2
Position
Bomb Aimer
Service Numbers
R/159134
15 Squadron (Aim Sure). Lancaster aircraft R 5904 crashed and blew up at Steelhoven, Oosterhout, Northern Brabant, Holland during a night trip to Hamburg, Germany. Five RAF members of the crew also killed and one RAF airman was safe.

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Warrant Officer 2nd Class Fred Glen Oakes was exhumed and reburied.

Home
Google MapColinton, Alberta
Target
Google MapHomburg
First Burial
Google MapRoman Catholic Cemetery At Oosterhout
Re-Burial
Google MapJonkerbos War Cemetery
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Lancaster R5904

Avro Lancaster

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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last update: 2021-09-18 14:32:33

Lancaster Mk.I R5904

GP-D;GP-P;LS-G;LS-L First to No. 95 Sq, then to No. 1661CU Nov 1942, then to No. 15 Sq (LS-G). Missing on operation to Homburg 20/21 Jul 1944. 504 flying hours.

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