Mara, Neil Duncan
Personal Information
Rank | F/L |
Forename(s) | Neil Duncan |
Surname | Mara |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 04-02-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Sydney and Mary Mara. Husband of Ena Mary Mara, of Bath, Somerset, England. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | PA219 |
Markings | BM-M |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hotton War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | IV. A. 9. |
Epitaph | OUT OF THE STRESS OF THE DOING, INTO THE PEACE OF THE DONE. REQUIESCAT IN PACE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 204 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/16120 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 433 (Porcupine) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Miscellaneous Information
Had married an English girl |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1862/28 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1862/27 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 04-02-1945 |
End Date | 05-02-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Skipton on Swale |
Day/Night Raid | Night (54% moon) |
Operation | Bonn. 238 aircraft, 3 losses. A poor raid with most bombs falling in the Beuel area |
Reason for Loss | Collided, while flying in cloud on the outbound leg, with a 419 Sqn Lancaster (KB787 VR-M). Both aircraft crashed at Vielsalm, Luxembourg |