BEACON, Frederick Charles

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rank: W/O
status: survived
airforce: RAF    (no: 1635080 )
born: United Kingdom

added by: Robert Curnock
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W/O F C Beacon - After his wartime service, he notably served for many years as the Honorary Secretary of the 607 Squadron Association, organizing veteran reunions and commemorative events across the UK.

Squadrons:

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Aircraft:

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MA341 Spitfire Vc - Practice Landings 1944-03-04
JG254 Spitfire VIII - Familiarisation 1944-04-05
JG254 Spitfire VIII - Practice Formation 1944-04-08
JF892 Spitfire VIII - Shadow Firing - Air to Sea 1944-04-09
JF777 Spitfire VIII - Section Attacks and Free Form 1944-04-11
JF888 Spitfire VIII - Air Test 1944-04-12
JF892 Spitfire VIII - Patrol 1944-04-23
LV660 Spitfire VIII - Air Test 1944-05-07
JG477 Spitfire Vc - Practice Formation and Attacks 1944-05-08
JG201 Spitfire VIII - Escort to Liberators, Mitchells and Wellingtons Bombing Bishenpur Rd. Area 1944-05-09
JF777 Spitfire VIII - Section Scramble 1944-05-10
JG254 Spitfire VIII - Squadron Scramble 1944-05-11
JG618 Spitfire VIII - Cover DC's 1944-05-12
LV666 Spitfire VIII - Squadron Scramble 1944-05-12
JG618 Spitfire VIII - Squadron Scramble 1944-05-18
LV732 Spitfire VIII - Escort to Wellington Bombing Zampi - Mawnum Road 1944-05-20
JG379 Spitfire VIII - Cover Patrol Wellingtons 1944-05-23
JG618 Spitfire VIII - Scramble 1944-05-24
JG477 Spitfire VIII - Patrol 1944-05-25
JG618 Spitfire VIII - Patrol 1944-05-25
LV660 Spitfire VIII - Scramble 1944-05-28
LV732 Spitfire VIII - Scramble 1944-05-29
LV732 Spitfire VIII - Scramble 1944-05-29
LV732 Spitfire VIII - Patrol 1944-05-30
JF892 Spitfire VIII - Patrol 1944-05-31
JG618 Spitfire VIII - Air Test 1944-06-08
LV660 Spitfire VIII - Patrol 1944-06-10
LV660 Spitfire VIII - Patrol 1944-06-11
LV660 Spitfire VIII - Scramble 1944-06-17
LV660 Spitfire VIII - Patrol "X" 1944-06-19
LV660 Spitfire VIII - Patrol 1944-06-21
LV732 Spitfire VIII - Scramble 1944-06-23
LV732 Spitfire VIII - "X" Patrol 1944-06-26
LV654 Spitfire VIII - Patrol 1944-06-27
JG477 Spitfire VIII - "X" Patrol 1944-06-28
JG477 Spitfire VIII - Scramble 1944-06-30
LV732 Spitfire VIII - Rhubarb 1944-07-01
MD272 Spitfire VIII - Offensive Recce 1944-07-04
LV732 Spitfire VIII - G.C.I. 1944-07-07
JF892 Spitfire VIII - A.A. Co-op 1944-07-20
JG618 Spitfire VIII - Formation 1944-07-24
JG477 Spitfire VIII - Air Test 1944-07-25
MD277 Spitfire VIII - Formation 1944-07-26
LV660 Spitfire VIII - R.T. Test 1944-07-27
LV660 1944-08-03
MD284 Spitfire VIII - Squadron Formation 1944-08-08
LV654 Spitfire VIII - Aerobatics 1944-08-11
LV732 Spitfire VIII - R.T. Test 1944-08-12
LV732 Spitfire VIII - Aerobatics 1944-08-13
MD255 Spitfire VIII - Pink Section R.T. Test 1944-08-14
MD272 Spitfire VIII - Practice Squadron Scramble 1944-09-01
LV654 Spitfire VIII - 1/4 Attacks Formation 1944-09-01
LV660 Spitfire VIII - R.T. Test (Brown Section) 1944-09-02
LV660 Spitfire VIII - Practice Formation 1944-09-02
LV660 Spitfire VIII - Practice Squadron Formation 1944-09-03
LV660 Spitfire VIII - R.T. Test (Pink Section) 1944-09-04
LV660 Spitfire VIII - Wing Balbo 1944-09-10
LV660 Spitfire VIII - Air Test 1944-09-14
LV660 Spitfire VIII - Squadron Formation 1944-09-15
LV660 Spitfire VIII - Squadron Formation 1944-09-16
LV660 Spitfire VIII - Squadron Formation 1944-09-16
LV660 Spitfire VIII - Squadron Formation 1944-09-17
LV660 Spitfire VIII - 1/4 Attacks and Low Flying 1944-09-21
LV660 Spitfire VIII - Aerobatics 1944-09-23
LV660 Spitfire VIII - Wing Formation 1944-09-24
LV660 Spitfire VIII - Squadron Formation 1944-09-24
LV660 Spitfire VIII - Battle Formation 1944-09-25
LV660 Spitfire VIII - Squadron Formation 1944-09-25
LV669 Spitfire VIII - Formation and Attacks 1944-09-29
LV660 Spitfire VIII - Air Test 1944-09-30
MD274 Spitfire VIII - Section Attacks 1944-10-01
MD274 Spitfire VIII - Practice Squadron Scramble 1944-10-02
MD274 Spitfire VIII - Formation C. Low Flying 1944-10-05
LV660 Spitfire VIII - Balbo C. Practice Interception 1944-10-06
MD274 Spitfire VIII - Section Attacks 1944-10-07
MD272 Spitfire VIII - Squadron Practice Scramble 1944-10-08
MD324 Spitfire VIII - Air Test to 30,000ft 1944-10-10
JF522 Spitfire VIII - Formation C. Attacks 1944-10-11
MD274 Spitfire VIII - Squadron Formation 1944-10-18
MD274 Spitfire VIII - Scramble Co-op with Liberators 1944-10-19
MD275 Spitfire VIII - Flight Formation 1944-10-20
MD274 Spitfire VIII - Scramble C. Intercept Liberators 1944-10-21
MD274 Spitfire VIII - Formation 1944-10-22
MD274 Spitfire VIII - Scramble Affiliation with Liberators 1944-10-23
MD274 Spitfire VIII - 1/4 Attacks and Tail Chase 1944-10-25
MD274 Spitfire VIII - R.T. Test 1944-10-28
MD274 Spitfire VIII - Cross Country No.2. 1944-10-29
MD274 Spitfire VIII - Opposite 1/4 Attacks 1944-10-31
JG559 Spitfire VIII - Formation 1944-11-01
MD274 Spitfire VIII - Cross Country 1944-11-02
MD303 Spitfire VIII - Practice Attacks 1944-11-02
MD255 Spitfire VIII - Formation 1944-11-03
LV732 Spitfire VIII - Practice Attacks 1944-11-04
LV732 Spitfire VIII - Opposite 1/4 Attacks 1944-11-04
MD401 Spitfire VIII - Bombing Practice 1944-11-04
MD272 Spitfire VIII - Air Test 1944-11-05
JF715 Spitfire VIII - Air to Sea Firing 1944-11-06
JG648 Spitfire VIII - R.T. and I.F.F. tests 1944-11-09
MD274 Spitfire VIII - Air to Sea Firing 1944-11-09
MD272 Spitfire VIII - Cross Country No.4. 1944-11-10
MD272 Spitfire VIII - Practice Bombing 1944-11-10
MD401 Spitfire VIII - Practice Bombing 1944-11-12
MD324 Spitfire VIII - Balbo 1944-11-13
MD324 Spitfire VIII - R.T. and I.F.F. Tests 1944-11-15
MD324 Spitfire VIII - 1/4 Attacks 1944-11-15
MD274 Spitfire VIII - Sector Recco 1944-11-23
MD274 Spitfire VIII - Escort D.C.3.'s 1944-12-01
LV654 Spitfire VIII - Sapam to Tulihal 1944-12-02
LV654 Spitfire VIII - Patrol Kalewa - Taukkyon 1944-12-03
LV654 Spitfire VIII - Sapam to Imphal 1944-12-04
LV654 Spitfire VIII - Patrol Kalewa 1944-12-05
MT945 Spitfire VIII - Patrol 1944-12-07
LV654 Spitfire VIII - Taukkyon (Patrol) 1944-12-09
MT945 Spitfire VIII - Sapam to Kumbrigram 1944-12-09
MT945 Spitfire VIII - Kumbrigram to Tamu 1944-12-10
MT945 Spitfire VIII - Tamu to Sapam 1944-12-10
MT945 Spitfire VIII - Sapam to Imphal 1944-12-10
MT945 Spitfire VIII - Escort D.C.'s 1944-12-11
MT945 Spitfire VIII - Escort D.C.'s 1944-12-11
MT945 Spitfire VIII - Scramble 1944-12-12
MT945 Spitfire VIII - Sapam to Imphal 1944-12-13
MT945 Escort D.C.'s to Thaungdut East 1944-12-14
MT945 Spitfire VIII - Close Dakota Escort 1944-12-14
MT945 Spitfire VIII - Yazagyo Patrol 1944-12-16
MD372 Spitfire VIII - Patrol Yazagyo 1944-12-17
MT945 Spitfire VIII - Close Escort D.C.'s 1944-12-19
MD401 Spitfire VIII - Escort D.C.'s 1944-12-19
MT945 Spitfire VIII - Escort 1944-12-27
MT945 Spitfire VIII - Escort D.C.'s 1944-12-28
MT945 Spitfire VIII - Escort D.C.'s 1944-12-29
MT948 Spitfire VIII - Escort D.C.'s to Maukkadung 1944-12-30
MT945 Spitfire VIII - D.C. Escort 1944-12-31
JG117 Spitfire VIII - D.C. Escort 1944-12-31
MD342 Spitfire VIII - AF-S - Dakota Escort 1945-01-01
MD245 Spitfire VIII - Dakota Escort 1945-01-02
MD342 Spitfire VIII - AF-S - Dakota Escort 1945-01-03
JG349 Spitfire VIII - Dakota Escort 1945-01-04
MD342 Spitfire VIII - AF-S - Dakota Escort 1945-01-05
MD342 Spitfire VIII - AF-S - Dakota Escort 1945-01-08
LV671 Spitfire VIII - AF-R - Dakota Escort 1945-01-09
MD342 Spitfire VIII - AF-S - Patrol to Taukkyon 1945-01-10
MD342 Spitfire VIII - AF-S - Gangaw Patrol 1945-01-11
MT948 Spitfire VIII - Tulihul - Tabingaung 1945-01-16
MB975 Spitfire VIII - Meiktila Patrol 1945-01-17
JG349 Spitfire VIII - Meiktila Patrol 1945-01-18
JG647 Spitfire VIII - Meiktila Patrol 1945-01-19
MD342 Spitfire VIII - AF-S - Monywa Patrol 1945-01-20
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