branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance battles birth_date rank article_title name
fleet air arm japan 15 august 1945 -lrb- aged 22 -rrb- littleport , ely , cambridgeshire united kingdom second world war 1923 sub-lieutenant fred hockley
 fred hockley
fred hockley

sub-lieutenant frederick -lrb- fred -rrb- hockley rnvr -lrb- 1923 -- 1945 -rrb- was an english royal navy fleet air arm fighter pilot , notable for taking part in the last combat mission flown by british aircraft in the second world war and his execution in captivity , without a trial , by japanese soldiers .
