A packaging machine for packaging articles into cartons (11, 11'), the packaging machine having a carton blank feeder, a main conveyor, an article infeed station downstream of the feeder and adjacent to the main conveyor that extends downstream in a longitudinal direction for arranging articles in a desired configuration of an article group, an article wrap station for wrapping carton blanks around the article group to form a pack (11, 11'), a main packaging machine drive for moving the main conveyor, wherein the main conveyor moves the article pack (11, 11') downstream in the longitudinal direction, the machine being characterised in further comprising an article pack (11, 11') turning station for rotating the article pack (11, 11'), the article pack (11, 11') turning station including two opposed flight drive assemblies (10, 12), each flight drive assembly (10, 12) including two cam plates, each cam plate positioned adjacent to the main conveyor and defining a track (92, 92', 97, 97', 70, 71), wherein the cam plates include an upper cam plate (21, 21', 96) and an associated lower cam plate (22, 22'), the upper and associated lower cam plates (22, 22') being positioned over one another, wherein a gap exists between each upper cam plate (21, 21', 96) and the associated lower cam plate (22, 22'), and each flight drive assembly (10, 12) further including a flight assembly (13, 14) having a turner rod (50, 50') that can be moved toward and away from the article pack (11, 11') by way of engagement of the flight assemblies with the respective cam tracks in order to contact the pack (11, 11') in two areas relative to a center point of the pack (11, 11') to cause the pack (11, 11') to turn or rotate, wherein the engagement of each of the flight assembly (13, 14) with the respective cam track (70, 71) in the lower cam plate (22, 22') causes the turner rod (50, 50') to contact the pack (11, 11'). the machine being characterised in further comprising an article pack (11, 11') turning station for rotating the article pack (11, 11'), the article pack (11, 11') turning station including two opposed flight drive assemblies (10, 12), each flight drive assembly (10, 12) including two cam plates, each cam plate positioned adjacent to the main conveyor and defining a track (92, 92', 97, 97', 70, 71), wherein the cam plates include an upper cam plate (21, 21', 96) and an associated lower cam plate (22, 22'), the upper and associated lower cam plates (22, 22') being positioned over one another, wherein a gap exists between each upper cam plate (21, 21', 96) and the associated lower cam plate (22, 22'), and each flight drive assembly (10, 12) further including a flight assembly (13, 14) having a turner rod (50, 50') that can be moved toward and away from the article pack (11, 11') by way of engagement of the flight assemblies with the respective cam tracks in order to contact the pack (11, 11') in two areas relative to a center point of the pack (11, 11') to cause the pack (11, 11') to turn or rotate, wherein the engagement of each of the flight assembly (13, 14) with the respective cam track (70, 71) in the lower cam plate (22, 22') causes the turner rod (50, 50') to contact the pack (11, 11').