Aircraftman 1st Class Hallek was one of six airmen killed in the crash and resulting explosion of #113 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron's Hudson (#BW 620) aircraft at the aerodrome in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia; the Hudson, with four airmen aboard, had just taken off on an operational patrol. Besides the four crew members, two of the five ground crew members who attempted to assist, also perished in this accident.
The four aircrew members were:-
Sergeant Alexander John BAILLIE,
Warrant Officer Class II Robert Franklin CAVERS,
Warrant Officer Class II Mervin Elwood TARRANT and
Flying Officer Charles Leroy TRIPP.
The two ground aircrew members were:-
Leading Aircraftman Lloyd Edward BRIGGS and
Aircraftman 1st Class Frank HALLEK.
From the Canadian Virtual War Memorial-
Military Service:-
Rank: Aircraftman 1st Class
Trade: Aero Engine Mechanic (Ground Aircrew)
Service Number: R/177737
Age: 22
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: #113 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia)
A machinist by trade, he enlisted in the RCAF on 26 June 1942 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Son of Konstatin and Sophia (née Porviata) Hallek of Winnipeg [father born in Romania; mother born in Poland].
Aircraftman 1st Class Frank Hallek is commemorated on Page 167 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Aircraftman 1st Class Hallek was one of six airmen killed in the crash and resulting explosion of #113 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron's Hudson (#BW 620) aircraft at the aerodrome in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia; the Hudson, with four airmen aboard, had just taken off on an operational patrol. Besides the four crew members, two of the five ground crew members who attempted to assist, also perished in this accident.
The four aircrew members were:-
Sergeant Alexander John BAILLIE,
Warrant Officer Class II Robert Franklin CAVERS,
Warrant Officer Class II Mervin Elwood TARRANT and
Flying Officer Charles Leroy TRIPP.
The two ground aircrew members were:-
Leading Aircraftman Lloyd Edward BRIGGS and
Aircraftman 1st Class Frank HALLEK.
From the Canadian Virtual War Memorial-
Military Service:-
Rank: Aircraftman 1st Class
Trade: Aero Engine Mechanic (Ground Aircrew)
Service Number: R/177737
Age: 22
Force: Air Force
Unit: Royal Canadian Air Force
Division: #113 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadron (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia)
A machinist by trade, he enlisted in the RCAF on 26 June 1942 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Son of Konstatin and Sophia (née Porviata) Hallek of Winnipeg [father born in Romania; mother born in Poland].
Aircraftman 1st Class Frank Hallek is commemorated on Page 167 of Canada's Second World War Book of Remembrance.
Inscription
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
OUR DEAR SON
FRANK HALLEK
R177737 AC1 R.C.A. F.
BORN AUG. 21, 1920
DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE
MARCH 23, 1943
AGED 22 YEARS
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
OUR DEAR WIFE AND MOTHER
SOPHIA HALLEX
BORN DEC. 25, 1890
DIED NOV. 2, 1950
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
FATHER AND GRANDFATHER
KOSTATIN HALLEX
BORN MAY 18, 1888
DIED MAY 25, 1967
REST IN PEACE
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