Parker, Frank Barry "Sam"

Bristol Beaufighter

Date of birth:: August 5th, 1923 (Hendon/London, Great Britain)
Date of death:: June 20th, 2011 (Charlottetown/Prince Edward Island, Canada)
Nationality:: British

Biography

Servicneumber 1237798/151390.

Promotions:
?: Leading Aircraftman;
5th March 1943: Pilot Officer on probation (emergency);
5th September 1943: Flying Officer on probation (war
subs.);
5th March 1945: Flight Lieutenant (war subs.);
4th November 1946: Flight Lieutenant.

Career:
March 1943: receives his officer's commission: graduated 1st in his class;
March 1943: stationed in Charlottetown;
May 1943: training, Victoria CA;
August 1943: training hot weather flying in a Bristol Beaufighter in England;
Fall 1943: sent to India, 50 missions, mostly over Burma;
1944: crashed in Irish Sea.

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Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Acting Flight Lieutenant
Unit:: No. 211 Squadron
Awarded on:: February 6th, 1945

Received in recognition of gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations.

Sources

Photo 1: Robert Parker
- Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 18th June 1943, Issue 36063, dated 22nd June 1943
- Fourth Supplement to The London Gazette of 21st September 1943, Issue 36183, dated 24th September 1943
- Fifth Supplement to The London Gazette of 2nd February 1945, Issue 36926, dated 6th February 1945
- Fourth Supplement to The London Gazette of 27th March 1945, Issue 37007, dated 30th March 1945
- Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 15th November 1946, Issue 37791, dated 19th November 1946