Farr, Michael Anthony
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Michael Anthony |
Surname | Farr |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Percy Valentine and Dorothy Hilda Farr. Husband of Violet Isobel Constance Farr, of Ruishton, Somerset. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | LL251 |
Markings | NF-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 206. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 162 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 146341 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 138 (Special Duties) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
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 |
Miscellaneous Information
AIR20/8249 give a full report of the incident, including that F/O Farr was probably rendered unconscious by petrol fumes which prevented him making his escape as the other crew members had done. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-07-1944 |
End Date | 12-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Blida |
Day/Night Raid | Night (60% moon) |
Operation | Special Operations Executive- Operation Percy 19, for France |
Reason for Loss | Persistent engine problems led to the attack being abandoned. The aircraft eventually ditched into the Mediterranean and the six surviving crew were picked up by British Hospital Ship Principesse Giovanni and taken to Oran, Algeria |