McCartney, John (Pilot Officer)
Killed in Action 1943-February-28
Birth Date: 1913 (age 30)
Hugh & Margaret McCartney
Gladys Renner Rosalinder McCartney of Prestwick
Home: Prestwick, Ayrshire, Scotland.
RAF
83 (PFF) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Strike To Defend
RAF Wyton
| Marshal | |
| Air Chief Marshal | A/C/M |
| Air Marshal | A/M |
| Air Vice Marshal | A/V/M |
| Air Commodore | A/C |
| Group Captain | G/C |
| Wing Commander | W/C |
| Squadron Leader | S/L |
| Flight Lieutenant | F/L |
| Flying Officer | F/O |
| Pilot Officer | P/O |
| Warrant Officer 1st Class | WO1 |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class | WO2 |
| Flight Sergeant | FS |
| Sergeant | SGT |
| Corporal | CPL |
| Senior Aircraftman | SAC |
| Leading Aircraftman | LAC |
| Aircraftman 1st Class | AC1 |
| Aircraftman 2nd Class | AC2 |
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Lancaster Mk I R5913 OL-G
Lancaster Mk I R5913 OL-G
Took off from Wyton at 18:45 in Lancaster Mk I (Sqn code OL-G Bomber Command) on an operation to Saint-Nazaire France.
Out-bound aircraft hit by Flak and crashed near Saint-Nazaire.
Killed includes McCartney:. Flight Sergeant Charles Thomas Clifton RAF 1387289 KIA Escoublac-La-Baule War Cemetery, France Warrant Officer 2 Glen Howard Corrie RCAF R/78953 KIA Escoublac-La-Baule War Cemetery, France Pilot Officer Sylvester Danahy RCAF J/16385 pilot KIA Escoublac-La-Baule War Cemetery, France. Sergeant John Henry McKenna RAF 1316285 KIA Escoublac-La-Baule War Cemetery, France. Flying Officer Francis Arthur Mallett Shooter DFM RAF 128684 KIA Escoublac-La-Baule War Cemetery, France. Sergeant Clarence Edgar Tanner RAAF AUS11689 KIA Escoublac-La-Baule War Cemetery, France.
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