MacMillan, John Ferguson
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Ferguson |
Surname | MacMillan |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 29-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Duncan and Lilian Adeline Mary Macmillan, of Montmorency, Victoria, 13 Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB311 |
Markings | DX-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 2. H. 16-19. |
Epitaph | AND LEFT THE VIVID AIR SIGNED WITH THEIR HONOUR (From The Truly Great by Stephen Spender) |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 66 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 409166 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/2 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/539/1 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-01-1944 |
End Date | 29-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | East Kirkby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (16% moon) |
Operation | Berlin |
Reason for Loss | Cause of loss not established |