Macrossan, Hugh Murtagh
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Hugh Murtagh |
Surname | Macrossan |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-04-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of The Hon. Hugh Denis Macrossan, Judge of The Supreme Court, Queensland, and Lydia Macrossan, of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AD753 |
Markings | VN- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 33. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 66 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 43288 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 50 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/5708 (P358164/41) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/7 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/486/6 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-04-1941 |
End Date | 05-04-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Lindholme |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Brest |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft took off at 1205hrs. Seen to fall out from number 2 position of the lead formation, and from 500ft vertically dived into the sea and exploded S of the Isles of Scilly. |