149 East India Squadron (Fortis Nocte). Stirling aircraft BK 726 was shot down at MonchenGladbach, Germany. Pilot Officer H.E. Forsyth and Warrant Officer Y.J. Guepin were also killed. Four members of the crew, not Canadians, missing believed killed.
Addendum: . The aircraft shot down at Monchen-Gladbach, Germany during an op to Bochum, Germany. Four RAF members of the crew, Sgt.s L.P. Barnett, J.J. Ryan, W. McCall, and D.E. Sharpe were also killed. Detail from "We Will Remember Them" - A. Lovett.
McDonald, Donald Francis (Flight Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1943-May-14
Birth Date: 1918
Born:
Parents: Son of George E. McDonald and Julia E. McDonald, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Spouse:
Home: Edmonton, Alberta
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
149 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Fortis Nocte Strong by night
Base
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Navigator Bomb Aimer
Service Numbers
R/93881
Home
Edmonton, Alberta
Temporary Burial
Prisoner Of War Section Of The City Cemetery At Monchengladbach
Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)
