Fahey, Francis Felix
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Francis Felix |
Surname | Fahey |
Gender | M |
Age | 31 |
Decorations | AFM |
Date of Death | 06-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Patrick and Margaret Fahey. Husband of Laurel May Fahey of Wiluna, Western Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ616 |
Markings | AZ-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 13731. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 162 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 406352 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 627 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-01-1944 |
End Date | 06-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (82% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. A diversionary raid by 13 Mosquitoes for the main Stettin raid. 1 Mosquito Lost |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Dry Drayton, two minutes after takeoff |