McCready, George Donald
Personal Information
Rank | WO2 |
Forename(s) | George Donald |
Surname | McCready |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-12-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of D. S. McCready and Jane Myrtle McCready, of Jasper, Alberta, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster I |
Serial Number | W4259 |
Markings | KM-P |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Lincoln (Newport) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Sec. H. Grave 242 North. |
Epitaph | BORN 1921 JAPSER NATIONAL PARK, ALBERTA. CANADA |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 70 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/93516 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 44 (Rhodesia) |
Trade | Flight engineer |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | St. Chad's Church, Dunholme, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. who served at R.A.F. Dunholme Lodge May 1943 - Sept. 1944 |
Location | All Saints Church, Great Steeping, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Tablet |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served R.A.F. Spilsby in 44 (Rhodesia) Sqd. Sept 1944 - July 1945 |
Location | Memorial Gardens, RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Marble Pillar |
Memorial Text | In memory of those who served with 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn. "We will remember them" |
Miscellaneous Information
Many sources state that this collision occured on return but in fact it occured in the circuit shortly after takeoff |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/449/22 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/449/21 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-12-1942 |
End Date | 21-12-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Waddington |
Day/Night Raid | Night (97% moon) |
Operation | Duisburg |
Reason for Loss | Collided with 9 Sqd Lancaster W4182 both aircraft falling out of control into Canwick Road Bracebridge Heath 2 miles S of Lincoln. |