Constable, William Mackie (Flight Lieutenant)

Killed in Action 1945-February-23

Flight Lieutenant William Mackie Constable RCAF

Birth Date: 1921

Born:

Parents: William & Isabell Constable, of Calgary, Alberta

Spouse: Eunice Constable.

Home: Bulwark, Alberta

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

170 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Videre Non Videri To see

Base

RAF Hernswell

Rank

Flight Lieutenant

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

J/29214
Prev: R/121459

Home
Google MapBulwark, Alberta
Target
Google MapPforzheim Germany
Final Burial
Google MapDurnbach War Cemetery
Plot 7 Row F Coll Grave 23-25

Took off from Hemswell at 15:19 in Lancaster Mk III Sqn code TC-J Bomber Command) on an operation to Pforzheim Germany.

Shot down by a night fighter and crashed 10 km NE of Pforzheim Germany.

Killed includes Constable: Flight Sergeant Ross John Hugh Johnstone RCAF R/221221 KIA Durnbach War Cemetery Coll. grave 7. F. 23-25. Flight Sergeant Donald Elmer Le Liever RCAF R/203283 KIA Durnbach War Cemetery Coll. grave 7. F. 23-25.

POWs: Warrant Officer Class 2 Sydney Hart RCAF R/185391 POW camp not listed. Flight Sergeant David Peletz RCAF R/195241 POW camp not listed. Flying Officer Russell Roderick Summers RCAF J/39278 POW camp not listed. Sergeant Leonard Ashton RAF POW camp not listed.

Canada Source Canadian Virtual War Memorial

Commonwealth War Grave Commission Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Find-A-Grave Finadagrave.com

Canada Primary Source Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)

Crew or Other Personnel

Lancaster PB595

Flight Lieutenant William Mackie Constable RCAF

Flight Lieutenant Constable, William Mackie (RCAF)
Pilot
Killed in Action
1945-February-23
Durnbach War Cemetery, Gmund am Tegernsee, Germany

Warrant Officer 2nd Class S Hart RCAF

Warrant Officer 2nd Class Hart, S (RCAF)
Wireless Air Gunner
Prisoner of War
1945-February-23
cemetery unknown

Flight Sergeant Ross John Hugh Johnstone RCAF

Flight Sergeant Johnstone, Ross John Hugh (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-February-23
Durnbach War Cemetery, Gmund am Tegernsee, Germany

Flight Sergeant Donald Elmer Leliever RCAF

Flight Sergeant Leliever, Donald Elmer (RCAF)
Air Gunner
Killed in Action
1945-February-23
Durnbach War Cemetery, Gmund am Tegernsee, Germany

Flight Sergeant D Peletz RCAF

Flight Sergeant Peletz, D (RCAF)

Prisoner of War
1945-February-23
cemetery unknown