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#Name* SORT (↑)First NamesTitleRankRAF Equivalent RankService No.BornNationalityRoleAwardsAir ForceCommandUnitDateofIncident *See Note SORT (↑)AircraftTypeSerialCodeVictories (Fighters)BaseTimeMission                        Incident                        FateCommemoratedPhoto (Click to Expand)Referring Database                        Notes                        Links/Archive Reports
1 JoyDouglas Gordon MackenzieSquadron LeaderC/1218Age 25RCAF160Sqn (RAF)1945-05-01KilledSingapore, Singapore Memorial, Column 455.Son Of Douglas G. And Beatrix E. G. Joy, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Barbara Grace Joy, Of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

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2 MackenzieWarren EllwoodWarrant Officer Class IR/65193Age 32RCAF419Sqn1945-04-19KilledGermany, Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 6. B. 21.Son Of David Ellwood Mackenzie And Katherine Mackenzie, Of Durham, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
3 MacKenzieJohnFlight SergeantR20864825th February 1925 in Fort William, OntarioCanadianWireless Operator/Air GunnerRCAFBomber Command428Sqn RCAF
1945-03-22LancasterXKB777NA:VRAF Middleton St George10:47HildesheimSee Archive Report for detailsMurderedRunnymede Memorial Panel 280Paradie Archive Database
4 MackenzieA RFlying OfficerRCAFBomber Command103Sqn
1945-03-16LancasterIME848PM-EElsham Wolds1717NurnbergCrashed at Schwabisch HallPoW Paradie Archive Database
5 MackenzieH EFlight SergeantRCAFBomber Command420Sqn RCAF
1945-03-05Halifax IIINP959PT-NTholthorpe1630ChemnitzPoW Paradie Archive Database
6 SmithSydney MacKenzieLeading AircraftsmanR/167365Age 23CanadaPassenger Ground crewRCAFTransport Command575Sqn RAF
1945-02-06DakotaIIIKG630I9-?RAF Broadwell, Oxfordshire935Ferry FlightSee archive report for further brief detailsKilledBrookwood Military Cemetery. Grave 25.G.8.

Courtesy Oleg Marin

Born on the 22nd July 1921 in Montreal. Enlisted in April 1942. A radar mechanic. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Smith of 348 Prince Edward Drive, Kingsway, Toronto, Canada.
7 SmithSydney MackenzieLeading AircraftmanR/167365Age RCAF1945-02-06KilledUnited Kingdom, Brookwood Military Cemetery, 56. G. 8.
8 MackenzieHugh MunroFlight SergeantR/203166Age 21RCAF1945-01-29KilledUnited Kingdom, Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row F. Grave 9.Son Of Farquhar Mackenzie, And Of Catherine Mackenzie (Nee Munro), Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
9 FitzgibbonJoseph FrancisSergeantR/264756Age 20CanadaAir/GnrRCAFBomber Command5LFS (Lancaster Finishing School). 5 Group1945-01-28LancasterIIILM308-RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire1Training5 Lancaster Finishing School. The crew of Lancaster aircraft LM308 were on a night training flight when they crashed near the Elm Tree Hotel, Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, England. W/O Richard Barlow, FSs H.M. MacKenzie, John H. Reid, J.A. Emerson, Sergeant J.F. Fitzgibbon (all RCAF) Sgt Albert Mercer, Sgt Jasper Martin (both RAFVR) were killed.

See Archive report for further details
KilledHarrogate Cemetery (Stonefall) Sec. G. Row F. Grave 11
Courtesy Relatives
Born on the 14th April 1924 at Newfoundland. Worked as a clerk prior to enlisting. Son of Joseph and Pauline (née Kemp) Fitzgibbon of 127 Hamilton Street, St. John's, Newfoundland.
10 EmersonJohn AlexanderFlight SergeantR/189328Age 30CanadaAir/BmrRCAFBomber Command5LFS (Lancaster Finishing School). 5 Group1945-01-28LancasterIIILM308-RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire1Training5 Lancaster Finishing School. The crew of Lancaster aircraft LM308 were on a night training flight when they crashed near the Elm Tree Hotel, Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, England. W/O Richard Barlow Rathbone, FSs H.M. MacKenzie, John H. Reid, J.A. Emerson, Sergeant J.F. Fitzgibbon (all RCAF) Sgt Albert Mercer, Sgt Jasper Martin (both RAFVR) were killed.

See Archive report for further details
KilledHarrogate Cemetery (Stonefall) Sec. G. Row F. Grave 10. Epitaph: THOUGH FAR FROM HOME HE IS EVER IN OUR HEARTS. WIFE PHYLLIS, FATHER AND SISTERS
Courtesy Relatives


Courtesy Nigel Marshall, Find A Grave

Born on the 22nd November 1914 at Vancouver. Son of John Eymundson Emerson (died 28th June 1965, age 84) and Jean Beatrice Emerson (née Black - died in 1939), of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, husband of Phyllis Emerson. Grave inscription: 'Though Far From Home He Is Ever In Our Hearts. Wife Phyllis, Father And Sisters'.
11 MercerAlbertSergeant2218573Age 23BritishFlight EngineerRAFVRBomber Command5LFS (Lancaster Finishing School). 5 Group1945-01-28LancasterIIILM308-RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire1Training5 Lancaster Finishing School. The crew of Lancaster aircraft LM308 were on a night training flight when they crashed near the Elm Tree Hotel, Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, England. W/O Richard Barlow Rathbone, FSs H.M. MacKenzie, John H. Reid, J.A. Emerson, Sergeant J.F. Fitzgibbon (all RCAF) Sgt Albert Mercer, Sgt Jasper Martin (both RAFVR) were killed.

See Archive report for further details
KilledSouthport Cemetery (Duke Street). Sec. 28. Grave 961 Grave inscription: 'Be Thou Faithful Unto Death, And I Will Give Thee A Crown Of Life'.

Courtesy Relatives



Son of John and Margaret Mercer, of Southport, England. Grave inscription: 'BE Thou Faithful Unto Death, And I Will Give Thee A Crown Of Life'.
12 MacKenzieHugh MunroFlight SergeantR/203166Age 21CanadaNavigatorRCAFBomber Command5LFS (Lancaster Finishing School). 5 Group1945-01-28LancasterIIILM308-RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire1Training5 Lancaster Finishing School. The crew of Lancaster aircraft LM308 were on a night training flight when they crashed near the Elm Tree Hotel, Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, England. W/O Richard Barlow, FSs H.M. MacKenzie, John H. Reid, J.A. Emerson, Sergeant J.F. Fitzgibbon (all RCAF) Sgt Albert Mercer, Sgt Jasper Martin (both RAFVR) were killed.

See Archive report for further details
KilledHarrogate Cemetery(Stonefall). Sec. G. Row F. Grave 9 Grave inscription: 'When The Sun Goes Down And In The Morning We Will Remember Him'. Courtesy Relatives

Born on the 30th March 1923 in Scotland. Son of Farquhar MacKenzie, and of Catherine MacKenzie (née Munro), of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Grave inscription: 'When The Sun Goes Down And In The Morning We Will Remember Him'.
13 ReidJohn HenryFlight Sergeant/190328Age 20CanadaWireless Operator/Air GunnerRCAFBomber Command5LFS (Lancaster Finishing School). 5 Group1945-01-28LancasterIIILM308-RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire1Training5 Lancaster Finishing School. The crew of Lancaster aircraft LM308 were on a night training flight when they crashed near the Elm Tree Hotel, Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, England. W/O Richard Barlow Rathbone, FSs H.M. MacKenzie, John H. Reid, J.A. Emerson, Sergeant J.F. Fitzgibbon (all RCAF) Sgt Albert Mercer, Sgt Jasper Martin (both RAFVR) were killed.

See Archive report for further details
KilledHarrogate Cemetery (Stonefall) Sec. G. Row F. Grave 7 Grave inscription: 'Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends'.
Courtesy Relatives
Born in 1923 at Montreal. Son of James Henry and Mary Wilma Reid (née Couture), husband of Glaidus Madelene Reid , of Marysville, New Brunswick, Canada. Grave inscription: 'Greater Love Hath No Man Than This, That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Friends'.
14 MartinJasperSergeant1595881Age 20BritishWireless Operator/Air GunnerRAFVRBomber Command5LFS (Lancaster Finishing School). 5 Group1945-01-28LancasterIIILM308-RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire1Training5 Lancaster Finishing School. The crew of Lancaster aircraft LM308 were on a night training flight when they crashed near the Elm Tree Hotel, Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, England. W/O Richard Barlow Rathbone, FSs H.M. MacKenzie, John H. Reid, J.A. Emerson, Sergeant J.F. Fitzgibbon (all RCAF) Sgt Albert Mercer, Sgt Jasper Martin (both RAFVR) were killed.

See Archive report for further details
KilledCastleford Cemetery (Whitwood). Sec. N. Cons. Grave 923 Grave inscription: 'Sleep On, Dear One You Did Your Best God Thought It Best To Give You Rest'.



Born in 1925 at Castleford. Son of Samuel and Emma Louisa Martin, of Cutsyke, Castleford, England. Grave inscription: 'Sleep On, Dear One You Did Your Best God Thought It Best To Give You Rest'.
15 RathboneRichard BarlowWarrant Officer IIR/168095Age 28USAPilotRCAFBomber Command5LFS (Lancaster Finishing School). 5 Group1945-01-28LancasterIIILM308-RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire1Training5 Lancaster Finishing School. The crew of Lancaster aircraft LM308 were on a night training flight when they crashed near the Elm Tree Hotel, Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, England. W/O Richard Barlow Rathbone, FSs H.M. MacKenzie, John H. Reid, J.A. Emerson, Sergeant J.F. Fitzgibbon (all RCAF) Sgt Albert Mercer, Sgt Jasper Martin (both RAFVR) were killed.

See Archive report for further details
KilledHarrogate Cemetery (Stonefall) Sec. G. Row F. Grave 8

Courtesy Relatives


Courtesy Margaret Rose, Find A Grave

Born on the 20th September 1916 in Massachusetts, USA. Worked as an office clerk prior to service. Son of Gerrard Jackson Rathbone and Susan Emeline Rathbone, of 48 Connaught Avenue, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
16 MackenzieD VLeading AircraftmanRCAFBomber Command432Sqn RCAF
1944-12-04HalifaxIIILW614QO-SRAF East Moor, YorkshireTrainingEngine failure - Crashed near HacknessKilledParadie Archive DatabaseFor brief details: Read Archive Report
17 TaylorDonald David MackenzieCorporalR/132142Age 26RCAF1944-11-07KilledBelgium, Oostende New Communal Cemetery, Plot 9. Row 7. Grave 19.Son Of James And Mary Mackenzie Taylor, Of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada.
18 MackenzieWendell DanielSergeantR/112104Age 25RCAF1944-10-13KilledCanada, Georgetown (St. David'S) Cemetery, East Sec.Son Of John M. Mackenzie And Bertha E. Mackenzie, Of Cardigan; Husband Of Muriel E. Mackenzie, Of Boughton Island.
19 DuffIan MackenzieFlight LieutenantJ/15634CanadianPilotRCAF2 TAF430Sqn RCAF
1944-10-11MustangIAG514G9-TB-78 Eindhoven16:55Tac RecceSuffered engine trouble after take off, spun in attempting to landKilledGroesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xv. F. 12. Netherlands
Accident report
20 DuffIan MackenzieFlight LieutenantJ/15634Age 29RCAF430.Sqn1944-10-11KilledNetherlands (Holland), Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Xv. F. 12.Son Of Robert George And Elizabeth Mackenzie Duff; Husband Of Julia Louise Duff, Of Hamilton, Ontario.
21 ReidMackenzie DavidsonFlight LieutenantJ/85448Age 20RCAF197Sqn (RAF)1944-09-13KilledFrance, Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen, 1. B. 5.Son Of William And Barbara Ann Reid, Of Basswood, Manitoba.
22 MackenzieSamuel AlbertFlying OfficerJ/35059Age RCAF101Sqn (RAF)1944-08-30KilledDenmark, Dejbjerg Churchyard, 
23 MackenzieA RFlight SergeantRCAFBomber Command101Sqn
1944-08-27LancasterIIILM479SR-FLudford Magna2130StettinCrashed at Dejbjerg DenmarkKilledDejbjergParadie Archive Database
24 MacKenzieM MLeading AircraftmanRCAFBomber Command425Sqn RCAF
1944-06-28HalifaxIIILM680KW-UGroundHit by aircraft which was landingInjuredParadie Archive Database
25 RutherfordBruce Alexander MackenziePilot OfficerJ/87872Age RCAF44Sqn (RAF)1944-06-22KilledNetherlands (Holland), Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 11. J. 1-8.
26 McrobieIan MackenzieSquadron LeaderJ/14015Age 22RCAF426Sqn1944-06-13KilledUnited Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 244.Son Of Frederick M. And Susan E. Mcrobie, Of Westmount, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
27 ChristieTrevor Alan MackenzieFlying OfficerJ/27275Age RCAF434Sqn1944-06-11KilledFrance, Viroflay New Communal Cemetery, Row B. Coll. Grave 12-15.
28 HamiltonIan MacKenziePilot OfficerJ199665th January 1921 in Orangeville, OntarioCanadianPilotRCAFBomber Command640 Sqn
1944-06-07HalifaxIIILK866C8:LRAF Leconfield00:24VersaillesSee archive report for detailsKiASoulaires Communal Cemetery
Paradie Archive Database
29 MackayHugh Leith MunroCorporalR/166598Age 28RCAF1944-05-12KilledCanada, Port Alberni (Greenwood) Cemetery, Block 1. Row 3. Grave 1.Son Of John Mackenzie Mackay And Christian Munro Mackay, Of Port Alberni; Husband Of Carson Marie Mackay, Of Port Alberni.
30 BurnettDavid Mark TyndallPilot OfficerJ8523823rd February 1923 in Eastland, SaskatchewanCanadianPilotRCAFBomber Command692 Sqn
1944-05-12MosquitoIVDZ6383P:?Graveley02:12KielHit by 1, 4 & 5/Marine Flak Abt 274 and 1 & 2/Marine Flak Abt 254 and Crashed on the mud flats off Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog at 04:09 (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 3 - Theo Boiten)KilledRunnymede Memorial Panel 249
Paradie Archive DatabaseThe report by Flt Lt Mackenzie 21 Section No4 MREU dated 17 June 1946 is available upon request.

Son of William David and Christina (née Tyndall) Burnett of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
31 MackenzieHugh FraserPilot OfficerJ/85814Age 21RCAF9Sqn (RAF)1944-05-04KilledFrance, Normee Churchyard, Coll. Grave 1.Son Of George Fraser Mackenzie And Cecile Leonore Mackenzie, Of Spirit River, Alberta. Canada.
32 MackenzieHugh FraserPilot OfficerJ85814CanadianNavigatorRCAFBomber Command9Sqn
1944-05-03LancasterILL787WS:YRAF Bardney, Lincolnshire21:52Mailly-le-CampSee Archive Report for detailsKiANormen Churchyard. Coll. Grave 1Paradie Archive Database
33 MackenzieNorman Alexander FreemanWarrant Officer Class IIR/147987Age RCAF49Sqn (RAF)1944-04-27KilledFrance, Ugny-Sur-Meuse Communal Cemetery, Grave 4.
34 MackenzieN A FWarrant Officer Class 2RCAFBomber Command49Sqn
1944-04-26LancasterILL908EA-HFiskerton2139SchweinfurtCrashed Ugny-sur-Meuse {Meuse}KilledUgny-sur-Meuse Communal Cemetery Paradie Archive Database
35 MackenzieDavid VictorLeading AircraftmanR/142262Age 24RCAF432Sqn1944-04-12KilledUnited Kingdom, Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. F. Row E. Grave 18.Son Of Robert Colin And Mary Marshall Mackenzie, Of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.
36 ElliottHenry MiltonFlying OfficerJ/2713316th October 1918 in Medicine Hat, AlbertaCanadianBomb AimerRCAFBomber Command158 Sqn
1944-04-10HalifaxIIIMZ542NP-ZLissett20:51Tergnier Rail InstallationsClaim by Uffz Leopold Weinberger 7/NJG4 - Rouvroy: 3,400m at 00:08. (Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 2 (April 1944 - May 1945) - Dr Theo E.W. Boiten & Roderick J. Mackenzie). Crashed Catillon Valley near Loeuilly 11km South of Amiens.KilledPoix-de-Picardie Churchyard Row B Grave 25Paradie Archive DatabaseSon of Jesse and Grace Penman Elliott, of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
37 HowdenAndrew MackenzieFlying OfficerJ/28764Age 24RCAF139Sqn1944-04-07KilledUnited Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 246.Son Of James And Jessie Howden, Of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
38 HowdenAndrew MackenzieFlying OfficerJ2876410th November 1919 in Wellington, OntarioCanadianPilotRCAFBomber Command139Sqn (Jamaica)
1944-04-06MosquitoIVDZ370XD:URAF Upwood20:45HamburgSee Archive report for detailsKilledRunnymede Memorial. Panel 246Paradie Archive Database
39 MackenzieJ.JSergeantR/162305Age ?CanadaAir BomberRCAFBomber Command1659 HCU
1944-03-24HalifaxIIJD317RAF Topcliffe, North YorkshireDiversionCrashed Little Chalfont BucksInjuredParadie Archive DatabaseLater promoted to flying officer - no further details.
40 ArnotDonald MackenzieSquadron LeaderJ/13470Age DFC

RCAF427Sqn1944-01-22KilledGermany, Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 2. K. 10.Son Of Colin Mackenzie Arnot And Florella May Arnot, Of Toronto, Canada.
41 MackenzieWarren EllwoodWarrant Officer Class 2R6519316th March 1913 in Durham, Nova ScotiaCanadianNavigatorRCAFBomber Command419 (Moose) Sqn, RCAF
1944-01-20HalifaxIIDT731VR:MMiddleton St George15:54BerlinDT731 was claimed as a probable by Maj. Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, his 76th Abschuss, from Stab NJG2 near Berlin at 19:25 - 19:35 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (1 January - 15 March 1944) Part 1 - Theo Boiten)PoW No 874, Stalag Luft 3/ Killed by friendly fireBerlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 6.B.21Paradie Archive DatabaseOn the 19th April 1945 Typhoons strafed a PoW column near Gresse and amongst the many victims was WO1 MacKenzie. He was initially buried in the Communal Cemetery at Gresse

Son of David Ellwood and Catherine (née MacDonald) MacKenzie from Nova Scotia, Canada. His father predeceased him November 1937
42 ArnotDonald MackenzieSquadron LeaderJ/13470Age 25CanadianPilotDFC

RCAFBomber Command427Sqn RCAF
1944-01-20HalifaxIIILL139ZL-DRAF Leeming, North Yorkshire2000MagdeburgSee archive report for further detailsKilledBerlin 1939–1945 War Cemetery Grave 2 K 10

Courtesy Dave Champion

Paradie Archive DatabaseSon of Colin Mackenzie Arnot and Florella May Arnot of Toronto, Canada
43 MackenzieHenry HectorFlying OfficerJ/18188 (R/122255)Age 24CanadaPilotRCAFFighter Comman198Sqn
1944-01-03TyphoonIbJR523RAF Manston, Kent11:40RangerCrashed near MarisselKilledMarissel French National Cemetery. Grave 206

Paradie Archive DatabaseBorn on the 17th April 1920 in Manitoba. Enlisted on the 13th August 1941.

Son of Dr. Henry Hector MacKenzie (died 12th March 1975, age 90) He served in France with the Canadian Army Medical Corps, and Marie Mackenzie (née Macleod - died 21st November1953, age 63) Marie was a nursing sister with the Canadian Army Medical Corps during the First World War. She served overseas in France and England from 1915-1918 and was awarded the British War and Victory medals and was mentioned in Dispatches, of 336 - 5th Street, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.

Dr. Mackenzie Later married Florence Maud MacKenzie (née Orr - died 15rh May 1987, age 92)l

44 MackenzieHenry HectorFlying OfficerJ/18188Age 24RCAF198Sqn (RAF)1944-01-03KilledFrance, Marissel French National Cemetery, Grave 206.Son Of Henry Hector Mackenzie, M.D., And Marie Mackenzie, Of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
45 RobertsDavid RozellWarrant OfficerR801741st March 1920 in Winnipeg, ManitobaCanadianPilotRCAFTraining Command81OTU
1943.01.11WhitleyVLA766RAF Whitchurch Heath16:07Training FlightTook off for an evening cross country navigation exercise with a screened pilot, navigator, wireless operator and five pupils. Crashed at 20:50 having acknowledged four QDMs, some 23 miles from base and in the county of Denbigh.KiAWrexham Cemetery Sec. D. Grave 9645Son of Cecil Rozell and Barbara (née Clarke) Roberts; husband of Margaret (née MacKenzie) Roberts, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
46 MackenzieAndrew Robert 'Andy'F/OJ/109761920-08-10 Montreal Died 2009-09-21 Kemptville Ont.CanadianPilotDFC

RCAFFighter421Sqn RCAF
1943-12-20SpitfireIX8.25
Enlisted on April 3, 1940, and received his wings eight months later. It took two years to get to the fighting, though, because the brass kept him in Canada as an instructor. Finally, his nagging paid off and he shipped to Britain in April, 1943. Posted to 421Sqn (RCAF), he and his fellow pilots flew sweeps over occupied France. 'The Huns were few and far between and although I did get a good squirt at a FW-190, which was destroyed, it was shared with three other pilots.'. He struck up a friendship with the legendary George (Buzz) Beurling, Canada's top-scoring ace. Mr. MacKenzie learned a lot from his mentor, which made him a more confident and aggressive fighter pilot. On Dec. 20, 1943, he was flying as No. 2 to the wing leader when he spotted 'a gaggle of Huns.' Unable to control his youthful exuberance, he broke formation and shot down two FW190s. Then he got his hat trick when he shot down a third. It was an extraordinarily successful mission for the young pilot, but he was lucky not to be sent home in disgrace because he had broken the cardinal rule: "A No. 2 just does not leave his leader," he said. However, all was forgiven and he was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross.

A month after being posted to 403 Squadron, he was shot down by American forces on June 14, 1944, as he was providing ground support. Too low to bail out, he managed to land his Spitfire IX on its belly. On Aug. 10 1944, he was informed he'd done enough. After 257 combat missions, he was going home. Back in Canada, he took over 135 Squadron and trained his pilots for the invasion of Japan, but that became unnecessary after the Americans dropped the bombs.

DFC Citatioin: This officer has participated in numerous sorties and has destroyed four enemy aircraft, three of which he shot down during a sweep over northern France in December 1943. Flying Officer Mackenzie is a skilful and resolute fighter whose determination to destroy the enemy has always been evident.
47 BellDouglas MackenzieFlying Officer122394Age 32RAFVR408 (RCAF)Sqn1943-11-24KilledUnited Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 123.
48 MackenzieDuncan CameronLeading AircraftmanU/199219Age 21RCAF1943-11-06KilledCanada, Lachute Protestant Cemetery, Lot 141. Sec. 4.Son Of The Revd. Dr. James A. Mackenzie And Margaret E. Mackenzie, Of Toronto, Ontario.
49 FlettStewart MacKenzieFlying OfficerJ/22074Age 27CanadaNavigatorRCAFBomber Command1659 Heavy Conversion Unit1943-11-06HalifaxIIW12510RAF Topcliffe, YorkshireTraining Flight See archive report for further details KilledSt Patrick's Churchyard, Jurby. Grave 360Paradie Archive Database Read Archive Report
50 FlettStewart MackenzieFlying OfficerJ/22074Age 27RCAF1943-11-06KilledUnited Kingdom, Jurby (St. Patrick) Churchyard, Grave 360.

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