McKenna, John
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John |
Surname | McKenna |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 04-08-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of James and Annie McKenna, of Motherwell. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | BK205 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | New Stevenston (St. Patrick's) Roman Catholic Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. 1. Grave 3111. |
Epitaph | R.I.P. O SACRED HEART OF JESUS, GRANT UNTO HIM ETERNAL REST |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 71 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 137470 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 16 OTU |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Village Churchyard, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the memory of British and Commonwealth Pilots and Aircrew of No. 16 OTU Bomber Command RAF Upper Heyford |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-08-1943 |
End Date | 04-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Upper Heyford |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed shortly after take-off |