Dowden, Max E
Personal Information
Rank | 1st Lt. |
Forename(s) | Max E |
Surname | Dowden |
Gender | M |
Age | 28 |
Decorations | AM**, PH |
Date of Death | 22-05-1944 |
Next of Kin | Hailed from California |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | LM513 |
Markings | CF-Y |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Tablets of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 30 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | O-886262 |
Service | United States Army Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 625 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
Other Memorials
Location | Roadside Location, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to 625 Sqn, RAF Kelstern October 1943 to April 1945 |
Location | St. Faiths Church. Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | RoH in wooden case |
Memorial Text | 625 Sqn Roll of Honour and Sqn badge |
Miscellaneous Information
Originally joined RCAF under service number J/12572. Transferred to USAAF but continued to fly with RCAF whilst awaiting transfer to USAAF and was killed in action. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/8 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2143/15 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 21-05-1944 |
End Date | 22-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Kelstern |
Day/Night Raid | Night (0% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | severely damaged by night fighter, held the Lancaster steady with the help of the Flt. Engineer Moody and these 2 sacrificed their lives so 5 crew could bail out. Crashed near Antwerp with five of the crew surviving. |