Brown, William McIntosh
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | William McIntosh |
Surname | Brown |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-09-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William McIntosh Brown, and of E. Ellen Brown, of Essex, Ontario. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax V |
Serial Number | DK196 |
Markings | NA-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | H. 62. |
Epitaph | IN SILENCE WE REMEMBER |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 137 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/128905 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 428 (Ghost) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to fomer St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone with inscribed slate tablets |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to all who served on 428 (RCAF) Sqn at Middleton St. George during WWII, especially those who made the supreme sacrifice |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-09-1943 |
End Date | 07-09-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Middleton St. George |
Day/Night Raid | Night (44% moon) |
Operation | Munich. 404 aircraft, 16 losses (4.0%). The target was mostly cloud-covered and neither sky or ground marking were particularly effective. Most of the main crew instead made a timed approach from the Ammersee lake, over which they passed on their approach. The bombing was somewhat scattered. |
Reason for Loss | Turned back around Strasbourg due to engine problems and crashed onto a hillside near les Vertus, France |