Name: |
McKENDRY |
Given Name: |
DENIS CHARLES JAMES |
Initials: |
D C J |
Service No: |
155542 |
Trade: |
Nav. |
Rank: |
Pilot OfficerOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Unit: |
83 Sqdn.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1944-01-03Other Casualties on this
Date |
Date of Birth: |
1921-04-27 |
Age: |
22 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action, Lancaster III JB453, on the night of 2nd Janaury 1944, they set out in a ninety-mile-an-hour gale on a special mission over Berlin, and, having achieved their objective, were on the way home when the wireless operator sent out a message stating that they were taking ice at 8000 ft and could not make base. The last news heard of the crew was that they were ready to bale out. Death was presumed on 3rd January 1944. |
Additional
Information: |
Son of John Harrison McKendry and Agnes Ninnie Maria (nee Groth) McKendry. Born Johannesburg. Educated Parktown Boys' High School, Johannesburg. Ex-Cadet of the South African Training Ship General Botha. Cadet Draft 1937-8. In 1940 Denis James McKEndry joined the RAF and was eventually posted to the position of navigator in a Lancaster bomber, 83 Squadron, as Flying Officer. |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2022-07-27
