McGowan, Thomas Campbell
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Thomas Campbell |
Surname | McGowan |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 27-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William and Sarah McGowan, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ649 |
Markings | P3- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Luxembourg |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heinerscheid (Hupperdange) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Left side of church. |
Epitaph | I HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT, I HAVE FINISHED MY COURSE, I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 208 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/15874 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 692 (Fellowship of the Bellows) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to former Main Entrance, Graveley, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone Inscribed Slate Tablet |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 692 Sqn and 35 Sqn which flew from RAF Graveley during WW2 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/650/39 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2216/7 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 26-05-1944 |
End Date | 27-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Graveley |
Day/Night Raid | Night (23% moon) |
Operation | Ludwigshafen. 30 Mosquitoes, 2 Lost |
Reason for Loss | Crashed near Hupperdange, Luxembourg |