McPherson, Andrew
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Andrew |
Surname | McPherson |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 12-05-1940 |
Next of Kin | Only son of Capt. Andrew McPherson, D.S.O., and Jean McPherson, of Glasgow. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Bristol Blenheim IV |
Serial Number | N6215 |
Markings | XD- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Heverlee War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 6. F. 17-19. |
Epitaph | ONLY SON OF ANDREW McPHERSON, D.S.O., BEARSDEN, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 210 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 39200 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | AASF |
Squadron | 139 (Jamaica) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | New Kilpatrick Parish Church, Bearsden, Glasgow, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stained Glass Window |
Memorial Text | In memory of Andrew McPherson DFC killed in action 1940 |
Miscellaneous Information
Awarded his DFC after flying Bomber Command's first operation of the war on 3 September, 1939. Take-off time was one hour after war was declared, i.e. 12pm. They met with terrible weather conditions and severe icing. |
He was lost in the very same aircraft that he was flying on the first operation of the war. |
His sister Janet Elizabeth "Betty" Macgregor OBE FRCOG FRCPath (née McPherson) pioneered cervical cancer screening trials in UK. |
Casualty Pack Number Find Out More
AIR 81/2070 (P351874/40) |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-05-1940 |
End Date | 12-05-1940 |
Takeoff Station | Plivot |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | To attack troop formations heading for Maastricht (daylight) |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by Messerschmitt Bf109 fighters, crashing at Lanaken in Belgium |