Mackay, Kenneth Oswald
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Oswald |
Surname | Mackay |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 05-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Robert and Florence Mackay. Husband of Beryl Eileen Mackay, of West Wickham, Kent. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | R5701 |
Markings | OF-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Nijmegen |
Grave Reference | 8. F. 7. |
Epitaph | IN PROUD AND EVERLOVING MEMORY OF KEN. WHO GALLANTLY GAVE HIS LIFE IN ACTION |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 66 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1253668 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/37 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/36 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-10-1942 |
End Date | 06-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (18% moon) |
Operation | Aachen |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 2245 hrs twixt Brunssum and Amstenrade (Limburg) Holland. |