McLean, Donald Rae
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Donald Rae |
Surname | McLean |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Date of Death | 25-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Allan Grant McLean and Donalda Ruth Weir McLean, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | X3816 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Burton-On-The-Wolds Burial Ground |
Grave Reference | Row F. Grave 4. |
Epitaph | I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE... BECAUSE I LIVE YE SHALL LIVE ALSO |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 72 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/20010 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 29 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-04-1943 |
End Date | 25-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Woolfox Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed 15 minutes after takeoff into the suburbs of Leicester, and exploded. |