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Archive Report: Allied Forces

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Operation: Armed Reconnaissance

Date: 14th August 1944 (Monday)

Unit: No. 174 Squadron (Mauritius) (motto: 'Attack')

Type: Typhoon Ib

Serial: MN577

Code: XP-S

Base: ALG. B.24 St. Andre, France

Location: Near Sentilly

Pilot: Sq/Ldr. Frederick Andros Grantham DFC 104542 RAFVR Age 28. Evaded

REASON FOR LOSS:

During an armed reconnaissance patrol he was hit by flak. He managed to bale out over Sentilly.

He then evaded capture but whilst making progress to the allied lines he was shot dead by German troops. Date of death between the 16th/17th August.

Above 174 Squadron Lydd August 1943: Top Row: Sgt. Brown, F/O. Wheeler, Fl/Sgt. Smith, Fl/Sgt. Boucher, F/O. Cobbett, F/O. Mallet, W/O. Burton. Lower: F/O. Markby, F/O. Little, W/O. Boyer, W/O. Mitchell, F/O. Montgomery, Fl/Lt. Minall, Sq/Ldr. McConnell, Fl/Lt. Grantham, F/O. Black, Fl/Lt. Bridges, P/O. O'Callaghan, P/O. Vatcher, W/O. Wetere.

DFC Citation L.G 14th April 1944:

'Both as a pilot and a flight commander this officer has displayed a fine fighting spirit and determined leadership. He has probably destroyed one enemy aircraft and damaged another and has also destroyed a number of motor vehicles and barges. During a recent long range sortie in the area of Paris, although hampered by a failure in his aircraft, he made a telling attack on a Junkers 88, pressing it home despite heavy anti-aircraft fire. On all occasions his courage and devotion to duty have been exceptional'.

Burial details:

Sq/Ldr. Frederick Andros Grantham. La Courbe Churchyard. Youngest son of the late William Wilson Grantham and Sybil Grantham and husband of Beatrice Beverley Grantham (née Goodbody) of Lewes, Sussex. His wife died at Kent and Sussex hospital, Tunbridge Wells on the 22nd September 1945 age 23. Grave inscription: 'He Gave His All For England'.

Researched and dedicated to the relatives of this pilot with thanks to Julian Proddel, The Typhoon Project, other sources as quoted below:

KTY 04-03-2021

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Sources used by us in compiling Archive Reports include: Bill Chorley - 'Bomber Command Losses Vols. 1-9, plus ongoing revisions', Dr. Theo E.W. Boiten and Mr. Roderick J. Mackenzie - 'Nightfighter War Diaries Vols. 1 and 2', Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt - 'Bomber Command War Diaries', Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Tom Kracker - Kracker Luftwaffe Archives, Michel Beckers, Major Fred Paradie (RCAF) and Captain François Dutil (RCAF) - Paradie Archive (on this site), Jean Schadskaje, Major Jack O'Connor USAF (Retd.), Robert Gretzyngier, Wojtek Matusiak, Waldemar Wójcik and Józef Zieliński - 'Ku Czci Połeglyçh Lotnikow 1939-1945', Andrew Mielnik: Archiwum - Polish Air Force Archive (on this site), Anna Krzystek, Tadeusz Krzystek - 'Polskie Siły Powietrzne w Wielkiej Brytanii', Franek Grabowski, Polish graves: https://niebieskaeskadra.pl/, PoW Museum Żagań, Norman L.R. Franks 'Fighter Command Losses', Stan D. Bishop, John A. Hey MBE, Gerrie Franken and Maco Cillessen - Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces, Vols 1-6, Dr. Theo E.W. Boiton - Nachtjagd Combat Archives, Vols 1-13. Aircrew Remembered Databases and our own archives. We are grateful for the support and encouragement of CWGC, UK Imperial War Museum, Australian War Memorial, Australian National Archives, New Zealand National Archives, UK National Archives and Fold3 and countless dedicated friends and researchers across the world.
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