M.258 *	First Officer	Frederick Herbert Rowe
		15 Jan 1941 to 31 Jul 1945

 Frederick's personnel file is missing, and I haven't discovered any compelling evidence of who he was.

My working assumption is that he was the 'Frederick Herbt Rowe' who served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, then from 20 Sep 1917 as a Lieutenant in the RFC and then RAF, in WW1.

He did not have a Royal Aero Club Certificate.

 At least 5 accidents:

- 20 Sep 1941, an accident in Battle P2181, nr Silloth

- 11 Oct 1941, forced landing in Gladiator K8015 nr Bewdley after engine failure
- 8 Jul 1942, he taxied his Spitfire Vb AA971 over the grass at Prestwick, ran over an unmarked soft patch and nosed over
- 7 Feb 1943, his Hurricane I V6637 was hit by a landing Oxford whilst waiting for take-off, causing damage to both aircraft

- 16 Mar 1944, he survived a crash in Albacore X9266 at Evanton after engine failure