Farla, France Louis
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | France Louis |
Surname | Farla |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 30-01-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3890 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bridgnorth Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot S. Grave 1031. |
Epitaph | LOVE'S LAST GIFT, REMEMBRANCE. QUEEN OF THE MOST HOLY ROSARY, PRAY FOR HIM |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 34 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 132184 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-01-1943 |
End Date | 30-01-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (43% moon) |
Operation | Training - Cross Country |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off from Upper Heyford on a training Cross Country flight which it completed, on return to base while still airborne they were ordered to fly a second sortie it was during this second sortie that the aircraft crashed at 00.05 hrs into the side of Brown Clee Hill near Kidderminster |