McDonald, Wesley Earl
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Wesley Earl |
Surname | McDonald |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 26-08-1943 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax II |
Serial Number | DT802 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. C. Row A. Grave 9. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 208 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/180883 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 1659 HCU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-08-1943 |
End Date | 26-08-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Topcliffe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- night flying exercise |
Reason for Loss | Came in to land with port inner engine feathered. The axis of approach was not parallel with the airstrip and the aircraft careered into a parked Halifax (DT629) also from 1659 HCU |