McLean, Francis Eric
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Francis Eric |
Surname | McLean |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 14-08-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Eric Francis and Katherine McLean. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND854 |
Markings | OL-F |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Camaret-Sur-Mer Communal Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row 16. Grave 2. |
Epitaph | HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 72 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 413091 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 83 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating 83 Sqn Lancaster, one of the Pathfinder Sqn's operating from RAF Wyton 1942 - 1945 |
Location | St. Michaels's Church, Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Wooden Plaque & 83 Sqn Badge |
Memorial Text | This Chapel was furnished by members and friends of 83 Pathfinder Sqn and is dedicated to the memory of those airmen who lost their lives on flying operations from RAF Coningsby in WWII |
Miscellaneous Information
Had been promoted to Flt Lt only the day before |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/688/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/688/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 14-08-1944 |
End Date | 14-08-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Coningsby |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Brest |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the sea off Brest during attack to prevent two warships being used to block the port of Brest |