Squadron: 403 (F) Sqn (RCAF)
Start Date: 1944-06-28
Completion Date: 1944-06-28
Mission: Sweep
Operation: unspecified
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Base: B2, Bazenville, France
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Return Base: B2, Bazenville, France
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Crash Reason: flak
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#403 Squadron RCAF (Stalk and Strike), B2, Bazenville, France. Then Flight Lieutenant MacKenzie, was on a fighter sweep flying Spitfire IX aircraft MK 693, 1944-06-28, when he was the victim of a "friendly fire" incident, struck by allied flak. Despite the damage to his Spitfire, both MacKenzie and his wingman managed to return to base safely
Squadron Leader Andrew Robert MacKenzie DFC (RCAF) joined the RCAF in 1940 and went on to serve with #421 and #403 Squadrons in Europe. He was an ace pilot with eight confirmed enemy aircraft shot down
Aces High, A Tribute to the Most Notable Fighter Pilots of the British and Commonwealth Forces in WWII by Christopher Shores and Clive Williams, page 415
