Mackie, Angus
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Angus |
Surname | Mackie |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Norman and Jessie Mackie, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | RG347 |
Markings | ZL-G |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Row G. Grave 4. |
Epitaph | GUS AM BRIS AN LA IS AN TEICH NA SGAILEAN. TILL THE DAY BREAK AND THE SHADOWS FLEE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 203 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/94615 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 429 (Bison) |
Trade | Wireless Operator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Roman Rd, Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brass plaque set into a stone plinth into which is carved with the Canadian maple leaf and the Yorkshire rose. |
Memorial Text | This memorial is dedicated to those men and women who served at RAF Leeming during World War II, including those from the Royal Canadian Air Force Squadrons, whose members came from all parts of the Commonwealth from 1942 to 1945; 405 Vancouver, 408 Goose |
Location | Opposite old Main Guardroom, RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In commemoration of those men and women of many nations who served at RAF Leeming during the second world war. |
Miscellaneous Information
Only the tail gunner F/S J H MacKachern survived but was badly injured |
Aircraft on loan from 427 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1854/4 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1854/3 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 27-02-1945 |
End Date | 27-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Leeming |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Mainz. 458 aircraft, 2 lost. Complete cloud cover necessitated the use of sky-markers using Oboe. Severe damage to the central and eastern districts. 1545 tons of bombs were dropped leading to the destruction of 5670 buildings, including many in the Altst |
Reason for Loss | A tyre burst during takeoff , sending the aircraft careering down the runway out of control. Crashed and exploded. |