Standen, Frank Charles
Title
Standen, Frank Charles
F C Standen
Description
Two oral history interviews with Frank Standen (1334809 Royal Air Force). He served on Air Sea Rescue launches and was demobbed in 1946.
The collection was catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff.
The collection was catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff.
Date
2017-02-18
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Identifier
Standen, FC
Collection Items
Interview with Frank Standen
Frank Standen recounts his service in the RAF from 1941. At the age of 18 he decided to leave his job as a railway clerk and join the RAF for aircrew training. After being accepted, he was informed that he had a lazy eye muscle and decided to…
Interview with Frank Charles Standen
Frank Standen always wanted to fly. He volunteered for the RAF hoping to become a pilot. Sadly, an eye defect was detected. He volunteered for motorboat crew and took part in air sea rescues. On one occasion he was involved in rescuing the crew of a…
Collection Tree
- Standen, Frank Charles