McKenzie, Orville Wilbert
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Orville Wilbert |
Surname | McKenzie |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 02-06-1942 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Hampden I |
Serial Number | AT154 |
Markings | EQ-B |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot 85. Row A. Grave 14. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 71 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/80200 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 408 (Goose) |
Trade | WOp/AG |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | McKenzie Creek, Manitoba; Within Caribou River Park Reserve |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Creek |
Memorial Text |
Location | Village Centre, Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial and inscribed slate tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 408 (Goose) and 426 (Thunderbird) Squadrons of R.C.A.F |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1796/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 02-06-1942 |
End Date | 03-06-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Balderton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (80% moon) |
Operation | Essen |
Reason for Loss | Took off at 2326. Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed into the Ijsselmeer |