McCaskill, Richard Llewellyn
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Richard Llewellyn |
Surname | McCaskill |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 05-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of D. P. and Dora M. McCaskill, of Gladstone, Manitoba, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | MF644 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 282. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 70 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/287915 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 91 |
Squadron | 24 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | McCaskill Lake, Manitoba; 20km east of Baralzon Lake |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-04-1945 |
End Date | 05-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Honeybourne |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | Believed to have been lost over the North Sea. Six months after the aircraft disappeared, a wallet belonging to a crew member was found in a fishing trawler's nets |