Frederick Victor Whale

November 23, 2016

Admitted to: RAF Tangmere SSQ.		Date of Injury: 11/12/1944
D.O.B/Age when admitted: 14/04/1920 (24)		Cause of Incident: Crashed on landing in a Spitfire. Lost control due to ice on wings, skidded off runway at Tangmere.
Transferred to QVH: 11/12/1944		Injuries: Burns to forehead, eyelids and legs.
No. of Operations at East Grinstead: 1

IDENTITY CARD

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Forename: Frederick Victor			Surname: Whale
Service No: 1376359			Nationality: British

Awards/Honours: ---			Patient Unit: No.83 GSU (Jun 1944-Jan 1945)
Profession: Pilot			Patient Rank: WO

Death: 19/08/2000			Age at Death: 80yrs
Dr Rank:			Dr Unit:

Notes:

Born in London.

Previously recorded as 0 ops at QVH, updated to 1 based on Steve Brew's research - grafts to forehead.

Later part of 41 Sqn (7 Mar 1945-12 Feb 1946), 541 Sqn (Sep 1949-Nov 1952)

Glossary:

GSU - Group Support Unit
SSQ - Station Sick Quarters