Flattery, Frederick John
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Frederick John |
Surname | Flattery |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Frederick Sidney and Mary Magdalene Flattery, of Billesley, Birmingham. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ME326 |
Markings | AR-P Pistol Packing Mama |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension |
Grave Reference | Plot 6. Row F. Coll. grave 3-5. |
Epitaph | DOMINUS VOBISCUM. ET CUM SPIRITU TUO. REQUIESCAT IN PACE (Latin - Prayer. AND WITH YOUR SPIRIT. REST IN PEACE) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 35 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1581726 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 460 (Australian) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Clubhouse, Breighton Airfield, East Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at Breighton during WW2, including 460 Sqn RAAF |
Location | Junction of Kirmond Rd (B1203) & Orford Rd, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which operated from Breighton and Binbrook 1941-1945 |
Location | Church of St. Mary & St. Gabriel, Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | Memorial to 460 Sqn RAAF which served at Binbrook between 1941 and 1945 |
Location | Former ATC Signals Square, Brookenby Industrial Estate, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Location | Church of St. Michael & All Angels, Brookenby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Memorials to the aircrew and groundcrew of 460 Sqn RAAF who served at Brookenby, 1942-1943 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1910/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1910/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-02-1945 |
End Date | 03-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Binbrook |
Day/Night Raid | Night (72% moon) |
Operation | Wiesbaden |
Reason for Loss | Homebound when involved in a mid-air collision at 19,000 feet with Lancaster PD286 of No.626 Sqdn, both aircraft falling 23:00 at St-Maxent (Somme), 8 km SW of Abbeville. |