McDonald, Donald Francis
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Donald Francis |
Surname | McDonald |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 14-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of George E. McDonald and Julia E. McDonald, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling III |
Serial Number | BK726 |
Markings | OJ-Z |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Rheinberg War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 2. G. 1-12. |
Epitaph | I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE LIFE: HE THAT BELIEVETH IN ME... SHALL LIVE |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 208 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/93881 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 149 (East India) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. George's Church, Methwold, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour & inscribed window |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour of 149 Sqn RAF and a window remembering the men and women of all Nations who served at RAF Methwold, 1939-1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1003/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1003/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 13-05-1943 |
End Date | 14-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Lakenheath |
Day/Night Raid | Night (65% moon) |
Operation | Bochum. 442 aircraft, 24 losses (5.4%). Decoy markers drew much of the bombing away from the target. Little information available from local sources about the extent of the damage. |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed at Immerath, SSW of Mönchengladbach, Germany |