- Fate
- Wounded in action
Biography
Frank R. Ford was the sole survivor of the crash of Wellington LN553 on 6 January 1945, freed from the wreckage of the tail after rescuers reached the marsh. He survived the war and became a police officer with the City of Glasgow Police, serving for 22 years; he died in 1970, aged 44.
Crew & operations
Flew as Other .
- Lost on LN553 (Vickers Wellington) — Crashed on return
Crew: Peter Hixon Cain (Other) · Barry Campbell Hay (Other) · Cecil Maurice Field (Other) · John Frederick Bartholomew (Other) · Beverley John Wentworth Thomson (Pilot) · Cecil Gordon Dear (Rear gunner)