Macneil, Hugh Columba
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Hugh Columba |
Surname | Macneil |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 13-05-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Mrs. S. Macneil, of Redpoint, Nova Scotia, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | ED778 |
Markings | DX- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Netherlands |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gendringen Roman Catholic Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Row B. Grave 25. |
Epitaph | R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 66 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | J/17016 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 57 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Sculptures, Inscribed Memeorial Stone & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who gave their lives with 57 and 630 Squadrons 1939 - 1945 |
Location | Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stenciled 57 Sqn RoH in site Chapel |
Memorial Text | In proud memory of the men of No. 57 Squadron who lost their lives operating from Royal Air Force East Kirkby 1943 to 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/32 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/538/31 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 12-05-1943 |
End Date | 13-05-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Scampton |
Day/Night Raid | Night (56% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Crashed outbound at Netterden, near Nijmegen. |