MacQueen, John
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | MacQueen |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | MiD |
Date of Death | 09-06-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | DV773 |
Markings | PM-J |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot JJ. Grave 75. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 66 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1150278 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 103 |
Trade | Observer |
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
Mentioned in Despatches June 1942 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/814/12 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/814/25 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-06-1942 |
End Date | 09-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Elsham Wolds |
Day/Night Raid | Night (21% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Took off at 2316. Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed near Bakel, NE of Helmond, Holland |