Pack, Frederick John
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Frederick John |
Surname | Pack |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 31-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick John and Matilda Ada Pack, of Titchfield. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK157 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Fareham (Titchfield) New Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Grave 492. |
Epitaph | GONE FROM OUR HOME BUT NOT FROM OUR HEARTS. BOUND WITH EVERLASTING CHAINS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 81 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1631760 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 12 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Public Footpath, Tadmorton, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Stencilled Composite Plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the crew of Wellington BK157 which crashed on a training flight on 31st May 1944 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 31-05-1944 |
End Date | 31-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Chipping Warden |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Gunnery training |
Reason for Loss | During manoeuvres, the port wing folded and the aircraft crashed out of control near Banbury |