MacDonald, Lorne Albert
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Lorne Albert |
Surname | MacDonald |
Gender | M |
Age | 19 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mr. and Mrs. Lorne W. Macdonald, of Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | NN803 |
Markings | P4-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 1. F. 16. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 65 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/42188 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 153 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. John the Baptist Church, Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Framed Scroll |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all 150 Sqn personnel lost operating from Scampton 1944 -1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1029/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-02-1945 |
End Date | 15-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (8% moon) |
Operation | Chemnitz |
Reason for Loss | Crashed, burning fiercely, at 0044 between the villages of Arnsfeld and Grumbach, having being targeted by Ofw Ludwig Schmidt piloting a Ju88G-6 from 2./NJG6.' |