Macdonnell, John Hugh Douglas
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | John Hugh Douglas |
Surname | Macdonnell |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-03-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of John Charles and Ina Adelle Macdonnell. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND457 |
Markings | MG-O |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hamburg Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 6A. B. 12. |
Epitaph | SWEET JESUS, HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL. MAY HE REST IN PEACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 202 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 422633 |
Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 7 |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | Australia |
Other Memorials
Location | Hilton House Hotel, Hilton, Derbyshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Blue Plaque on external wall |
Memorial Text | Air Commodore Herbert Martin Massey CBE DSO MC 1898-1976 Senior British Officer at Stalag Luft III Sagan who authorised 'The Great Escape' was born here. Hilton and Marston History Group |
Location | All Saints Church, Longstanton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window and Roll of Honour Book |
Memorial Text | Remember here before God those of 7 Squadron who died in action in The Royal Flying Corps 1914-18 and The Royal Air Force 1939-45 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/101/6 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/101/5 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-03-1944 |
End Date | 25-03-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Oakington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (1% moon) |
Operation | Berlin. 811 aircraft, 72 losses (8.9%). Known as the 'night of the strong winds', a very powerful wind from the north tended to push the aircraft south at every stage of the operation. As a result, the bomber stream became very scattered, allowing fighters to pick off stragglers, although 50 of the aircraft Lost were hit by flak. Around 20000 were bombed out but no industrial premises were hit. This was the last major raid on Berlin of the war. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Warder, SE of Rendsburg, Germany |