McKenna, Charles Daniel
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Charles Daniel |
Surname | McKenna |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 08-04-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Charles E. McKenna and Sarah McKenna, of New Toronto, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito IV |
Serial Number | DZ430 |
Markings | HS- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hale Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. X. Grave 429B. |
Epitaph | MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE AMEN |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 209 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/6665 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 109 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Garden, Wyton, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | Commemorating the Pathfinder Sqns operating from RAF Wyton, 1942-1945 |
Location | All Saints Church, Little Staughton, Bedfordshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet, Roll of Honour, Gp & Sqn Badges |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour and memorial to those who served at RAF Little Staughton during WW2, including 109 Sqn |
Location | RAF Wyton Memorial Gardens, Wyton, Cambridgshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wyton during WW2, including 109 Sqn |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/853/46 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/853/45 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-04-1943 |
End Date | 09-04-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Wyton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (18% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg. 392 aircraft, 19 losses (4.8%). Thick cloud again hampered PFF marking activities and as a result the bombing was scattered. Only moderate damage reported |
Reason for Loss | Crashed almost immediately after takeoff |