Macneil, Hugh Columba
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Hugh Columba |
Surname | Macneil |
Gender | M |
Date of Death | 13-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mrs. S. Macneil, of Redpoint, Nova Scotia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ED778 |
Markings | DX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gendringen Roman Catholic Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row B. Grave 25. |
Epitaph | R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 66 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/17016 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Squadron Motto | Corpus non animum muto (I change my body, not my spirit) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Jonkerstraat, Netterden, Gelderland Province |
Country | the Netherlands |
Memorial Type | Information board |
Memorial Text |
Lancaster ED788 werd onderschept door een nightfighter en explodeerde boven Netterden. Het voorste deel stortte voor je neer in het weiland. Het achterste deel stortte neer op de Netterdensestraat. Vijf mannen werden gedood, twee werden met een parachute
Translation "Lancaster ED788 was intercepted by a nightfighter and exploded above Netterden. The front part crashed in the pasture in front of you. The rear part crashed on the Netterdensestraat. Five men were killed, two parachuted to safety" |
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 27/538/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-05-1943 |
End Date | 13-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed outbound at Netterden, near Nijmegen. |