Fardon, John Charles
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Charles |
Surname | Fardon |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-06-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles and Jessie Ann Fardon, of Corryong, Victoria. Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LL289 |
Markings | NF-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Longue Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 5. |
Epitaph | UNTIL THE DAY DAWNS AND ALL SHADOWS FLEE, GOOD NIGHT |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 162 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 410472 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Green, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | In honour of the men and women of Special Duties Sqns stationed at RAF Tempsford |
Location | "The Barn" Gibraltar Farm, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Plaque & Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the men and women of different nationalities who flew from RAF Tempsford to aid resistance forces in occupied Europe |
Location | St. Peter's Church, Tempsford, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Wooden Boards, Brass Plaques & RoH |
Memorial Text | Remembering all those who flew from RAF Tempsford including those of the Royal Australian Air Force |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 01-06-1944 |
End Date | 02-06-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Tempsford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (77% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Percy 7, for France |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on fire at Longue Jumelles, SW of Angers, France |