Mackay, William Ian
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | William Ian |
Surname | Mackay |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 06-09-1940 |
Next of Kin | Only son of Flight-Lieutenant William Allen Mackay DCM and Florence Mary Mackay (née Ansell). Brother of Margaret Priscilla Mackay, of Bellingham Road, Kendal. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden BI |
Serial Number | P4378 |
Markings | PL |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lincoln (Canwick Road) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. B. Grave 87 B. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 71 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 550348 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 144 |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former MQ Site, West Raynham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick Memorial, Inscribed Slate Tablets and Concrete Plinth |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of all who served at West Raynham, military and civilian of all ranks 1939 - 1994 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/980/20 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/980/19 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 05-09-1940 |
End Date | 06-09-1940 |
Takeoff Station | West Raynham |
Day/Night Raid | Night (20% moon) |
Operation | Hamburg |
Reason for Loss | Took off from Hemswell for a successful attack. Landed at West Raynham but stalled, crashed and caught fire on takeoff when returning to home station injuring the pilot S/L George Frank Lerwill and killing the rest of the crew. S/L Lerwill returned to ops on 29 September. He survived the war after completing tours in GB and Mediterranean. He served as a liaison officer with US 9th Air Force between 1943-1944 and has recorded oral histories with IWM. |