Fairbairn, Kenneth McLean
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Kenneth McLean |
Surname | Fairbairn |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-02-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of David Paul and Mary Fairbairn, of Edinburgh. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED942 |
Markings | BQ-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 5. J. 17. |
Epitaph | HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 34 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1393603 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 550 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Approach, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone & Info Board |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 550 Sqn RAF which flew from RAF North Killingholme; Jan 1944 - Oct 1945 |
Location | Church of St. Deny's, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window, RoH and inscribed Metal & Wooden Plaques |
Memorial Text | Several memorials to the men and women who served with 550 Sqn at RAF Killingholme during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/40 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2037/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-02-1944 |
End Date | 26-02-1944 |
Takeoff Station | North Killingholme |
Day/Night Raid | Night (6% moon) |
Operation | Augsburg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Türkheim, a largish town on the Wertach |