‘Jack’ Frost served as a pilot in Coastal Command from the first to the last day of World War Two. Initially he flew the Anton with 608 Squadron on North Sea patrols, and he was the only survivor of a ditching off the Scottish coast. He converted to the Hudson and flew ‘Rover’ patrols seeking out enemy shipping off Norway and in the north Atlantic. After converting to the four-engine Liberator, he joined 206 Squadron. He attacked the U-299 causing slight damage. On November 5 1944 he took off to patrol near the Norwegian coast. He was attacked by three Messerschmitt Bf 110s. In a fierce fight, one of his gunners was killed, another injured and the aircraft suffered severe damage. With the flying controls badly damaged, flying on three engines and short of fuel, he crash landed at an airfield in the Shetlands. He was awarded the DFC. He flew transport sorties to the Far East before retiring to become the Head of Newbury College of Further Education. He died aged 103.

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