Dunbar, Maxwell
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Maxwell |
Surname | Dunbar |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Edward Auburn Dunbar and Dolby Dunbar. Husband of Joan Elizabeth Dunbar, of Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ME717 |
Markings | LK-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Biguglia War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 2. A. 7. |
Epitaph | THE MEMORY OF HIS PRESENCE SHALL BE OURS ETERNALLY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 30 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 424162 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 630 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Guardroom, LAHC, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Memorial Plaques & Metal Sculpture |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 Sqn & 630 Sqns 1939 - 1945 |
Location | The Chapel, Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden RoH |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No 630 Sqn who lost their lives operating from RAF East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-04-1944 |
End Date | 25-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Munchen |
Reason for Loss | Badly shot about by a night-fighter, causing a fire which took out the port engine. Made an emergency landing at Borgo airfield, Corsica but hit another aircraft, killing the tail gunner. |