Pilot Officer FH Posener
Frederick Hyam Posener
- Rank
- Pilot Officer
- Fate
- Did not survive the war
From the book
Against Unfavourable Odds
No 152 Squadron Spitfire pilot, 23-year-old Pilot Officer Frederick Hyam Posener, the first South African to lose his life during the “Battle of Britain” was shot down over the Channel on July 20th 5. Select Page
The Dreaded Telegram
Twenty-three-year-old Pilot Officer Frank Stewart Heathcote Ford was educated at Selborne College in at the same time as “Battle of Britain” pilot Frederick Posener. He reported for training at No. 20 “OTU” in January where Squadron Leader Rivett-Carnac DFC another South African from the Eastern Cape was an instructor and had completed eight weeks of training when his Lossiemouth based Wellington crashed during night bombing exercises on March 25th 1941 killing all on board 15.