McDowell, Kenneth Lendon
Personal Information
Rank | WO1 |
Forename(s) | Kenneth Lendon |
Surname | McDowell |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 17-05-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Arnold S. and Hattie S. A. McDowell, of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington III |
Serial Number | Z1562 |
Markings | VR-N |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 101. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 208 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/61678 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 419 (Moose) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Mcdowell Lake, Saskatchewan |
Country | Canada |
Memorial Type | Lake |
Memorial Text |
Location | Church of St. John, Beck Row, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Tablet on rear external wall of Church |
Memorial Text | In remembrance of all who served at RAF Mildenhall and associated aerodromes in the cause of freedom, 1939-1945 |
Location | Outside Former St. Georges Hotel, Teesside Airport, County Durham |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Slate Memorial Tablet on Stone Memorial |
Memorial Text | A memorial to Nos 419, 420 and 428 Sqns RCAF who flew from RAF Middleton St George during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1822/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 17-05-1942 |
End Date | 18-05-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Mildenhall |
Day/Night Raid | Night (7% moon) |
Operation | Mining |
Reason for Loss | Lost without trace. A crew member from another crew is certain that they were shot down by friendly fire from a convoy off Cromer |