McGowan, Patrick
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Patrick |
Surname | McGowan |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 18-04-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of Terence and Catherine McGowan, of Kiltyclogher, Co. Leitrim, Irish Republic. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington X |
Serial Number | LP286 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Banbury Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 11656. |
Epitaph | OUR DEAR SON PATRICK EVER LOVINGLY REMEMBERED BY HIS FATHER AND MOTHER BROTHERS AND SISTERS |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 71 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1901671 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 92 |
Squadron | 12 OTU |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | Eire |
Other Memorials
Location | Adjacent to Public Footpath, Chipping Warden, Northamptonshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Post & Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | "Prepare for Battle" Wellington Bomber LP286 of 12 OTU RAF Chipping Warden crashed here at 1403 Hrs 18 April 1945 |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 18-04-1945 |
End Date | 18-04-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Chipping Warden |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Night cross-country exercise |
Reason for Loss | An engine failed on return and the Wellington crashed into Edgcote Pasrk, close to the airfield |