McKenna, Gerald Lewis
Personal Information
Rank | WO2 |
Forename(s) | Gerald Lewis |
Surname | McKenna |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 28-08-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of John E. and Elizabeth McKenna. Husband of Mary Catherine McKenna, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4139 |
Markings | OF-V |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 9. H. 16. |
Epitaph | REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 71 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/76201 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 97 (Straits Settlements) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Thorpe Camp, Tattershall Thorpe, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with Inscribed Lettering and Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who flew from RAF Woodhall Spa during WW2, including 619 Sqn |
Location | Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | A stained glass window remembering 97 Sqn in the Church of the Holy Spirit, RAF Coningsby |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/33 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/766/32 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 28-08-1942 |
End Date | 29-08-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Woodhall Spa |
Day/Night Raid | Night (90% moon) |
Operation | Kassel |
Reason for Loss | On the return leg, the rear of the aircraft was hit by flak after being coned by searchlights. Crashed at Duisburg. |