McGeehan, Peter John Dickson
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Peter John Dickson |
Surname | McGeehan |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | DFM |
Date of Death | 16-03-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Thomas Manus McGeehan and of Marjorie McGeehan (Nee Hosking), of Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ497 |
Markings | XD-Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Texel (Den Burg) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot K. Row 2. Grave 26. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 208 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 411989 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/16 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/960/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-03-1943 |
End Date | 16-03-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Marham |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Paderborn- railway workshops. Scored direct hits |
Reason for Loss | Hit by marine flak and crashed on Texel |