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Sgt. Jack "Mad Mac" McKenzie
Royal Air Force 460 sqd.
from:Pembroke Dock
(d.16th Dec 1943)
My uncle, Jack McKenzie, flight engineer, was killed in action, together with all crew, on the 16th December 1943 at Market Stainton. They had been shot up over Berlin and circled Binbrook for 45 mins but were unable to find the drome, due to fog and low cloud. They stalled on the ammo dump at Market Stainton. At least Uncle Jack had celebrated his 21st birthday 6 days before he crashed.
The crew were:-
F A Randall (P),
W K Halstead (N),
H G D Dedman (B),
H H Peterson (W),
C G Howie (G),
R A Moynagh (G).
They are all buried in a beautiful RAF cemetery in Cambridge. The 7 gravestones are grouped together. There were quite a few stones with the date 16th December 1943.
His ops were with:- J. Goulevitch (11), J.D. Ogilvie(8) and F. A. Randall (2). All Jack wanted was revenge on the Germans for killing his uncle, mother and 2 brothers - maybe that's why he was known as 'Mad Mac'.