'Rockliffe', Mussoorie, IndiaGroup Captain McKenna was the Station Commander at RAF Langar at the time of his death
McKenna, Austin Flower (Group Captain)
Killed in Action 1943-September-03
Birth Date: 1909-April-08
Born: 'Rockliffe', Mussoorie, India
Parents: Son of Robert Flower McKenna and Grace Alice McKenna
Spouse: Husband of Maud Katharine McKenna
Home: 'Rockliffe', Mussoorie, India
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RAF
Unit
207 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Semper Paratus Always prepared
Base
RAF Langar
Rank
Group Captain
Position
Flight Engineer
Service Numbers
29110
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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Lancaster ED832
Mission
Lancaster Mk.I/III ED832
Bombing Berlin Germany 1943-September-03 to 1943-September-03
207 (B) Sqn (RAF) RAF Langar
207 Squadron RAF (Semper Paratus) RAF Langar. Lancaster BIII aircraft ED 832 EM-X failed to return from a raid against targets in Berlin, Germany. Lost without a trace, the cause of loss was not determined
Flight Lieutenant T J D Waterman DFC (RCAF), Flying Officer F G C Spanner DFC (RCAF), Group Captain A F McKenna MiD (RAF), Squadron Leader Ian McArtair Huntly-Wood DFC (RAFVR), Flying Officer K J Knight DFC (RAFVR), Flight Sergeant A J C Whitehead (RAFVR) and Flying Officer J L Young DFM (RAFVR) were all missing, presumed killed in action
The missing have no known grave and all are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial
Royal air Force Serial and Image DatabaseLancaster ED832 Mk.I/III - Bombing Berlin Germany - 1943-09-03 to 1943-09-03
Squadron: 207 (B) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1943-09-03
Completion Date: 1943-09-03
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Berlin Germany
Target Specific:
Base: RAF Langar
Take Off Time:
Squadron Code: EM-X
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: unknown
Crash Specifics: unknown
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason:
Flak Battery:
Enemy Claim:
War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
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207 Squadron RAF (Semper Paratus) RAF Langar. Lancaster BIII aircraft ED 832 EM-X failed to return from a raid against targets in Berlin, Germany. Lost without a trace, the cause of loss was not determined
Flight Lieutenant T J D Waterman DFC (RCAF), Flying Officer F G C Spanner DFC (RCAF), Group Captain A F McKenna MiD (RAF), Squadron Leader Ian McArtair Huntly-Wood DFC (RAFVR), Flying Officer K J Knight DFC (RAFVR), Flight Sergeant A J C Whitehead (RAFVR) and Flying Officer J L Young DFM (RAFVR) were all missing, presumed killed in action
The missing have no known grave and all are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial