Mackay, Archibald Ian
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Archibald Ian |
Surname | Mackay |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Alexander and Ella Mackay, of Brodick, Isle of Arran. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED614 |
Markings | PM-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Denmark |
Burial/Memorial Place | Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | A. 10. 22. |
Epitaph | BELOVED YOUNGER SON OF ALEX. AND ELLA MACKAY, BRODICK, ISLE OF ARRAN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 66 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1559316 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | All Saints Church, Elsham, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served at RAF Elsham Wolds on 103 7 576 Squadrons 1941-45 |
Location | Anglian Water Treatment Works, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Pillar & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Pillar : RAF Elsham Wolds, 1941-1945, For those who made the great sacrifice. Plaque :This tree is dedicated to all those who served with 103 Squadron Royal Air Force. Plaque : RAF Elsham Wolds, Opened in Summer 1941 as a bomber station in No1 group, it w |
Miscellaneous Information
A memorial has been erected at the crash site where a ceremony is held on 4th May each year. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/815/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/815/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-04-1943 |
End Date | 21-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (99% moon) |
Operation | Stettin |
Reason for Loss | Airborne 2141 20Apr43 from Elsham Wolds. Shot down by a night- fighter and crashed 0022 21Apr43 at Vester Vedsted, 7 km SW of Ribe, Denmark. All seven crew killed. Cramer dying a few hours later in hospital |