
Frederick Henry Savage
Service number
40263
Military unit
150 Sqdn Royal Air Force
Address
Unknown
Date of birth
Date of death
08 May 1941 (Age unknown)
Place of birth
Kensington, London
Employment, education or hobbies
Pre war RAF
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
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Family history
Son of Frederick and Florence Ann Savage of Epsom, Surrey. Husband of Gabrielle Savage of 168 Earls Court Road, London.
Military history
Enlisted in the RAF 1937. Served in the Battle of France with 98 Sqn Fairey Battles then with Coastal Command in Iceland, before joining 150 Sqn at RAF Newton
Wellington R1347 150 Sqn. Take off 22.30 from RAF Newton to bomb U boat pens at
St Nazaire. 5 Wellingtons from 103 Sqn and 10 from 150 Sqn at RAF Newton took part. R1347
believed hit by Flak on return crashing near Nantes, with the loss of all crew.
An experienced crew that had taken part in raids on Rotterdam, Brest, Keil and Berlin in April 1941 and Koln and Mannheim in May.
Extra information
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