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MacFadden, Richard Denis Barry

    Date of birth:
    December 27th, 1912 (Scotland)
    Date of death:
    February 14th, 1942
    Buried on:
    Commonwealth War Graves Flushing (Vlissingen)
    Row: B. Grave: 21.
    Service number:
    37476
    Nationality:
    British (1801-present, Kingdom)

    Biography

    Richard Denis Barry MacFadden was killed in the night of February 12th/13th, when his Vickers Wellington Mk Ic Z1081, "BU-B" of No. 214 Squadron crashed in the Northsea, near the coast of Walcheren during or after the attack on the German ships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst. Five crwemembers were found, floating in a dinghy, only one, Sergeant Muraay was still alive.
    On his gravestone the date of February 14th, 1942 was determined.

    Promotions:
    December 23rd, 1935: Acting Pilot Officer on probation;
    April 28th, 1938: Flying Officer;
    December 6th, 1939: Acting Flight Lieutenant;
    April 28th, 1940: Flight Lieutenant;
    June 1st, 1941: temporary Squadron Leader;
    August 15th, 1941: Flight Lieutenant (war subs. date determined at October 28th, 1939);
    ?: temporary Wing Commander.

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Acting Flight Lieutenant
    Unit:
    No. 214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron, Royal Air Force
    Awarded on:
    July 9th, 1940

    LG 34892/4177.
    Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

    Sources

    • Photo 1: Pieter Schlebaum
    • - The London Gazette of 7th January 1936, Issue 34240
      - The London Gazette of 10th May 1938, Issue 34509
      - The London Gazette of 23rd January 1940, Issue 34778
      - The London Gazette of 9th July 1940, Issue 34892
      - The London Gazette of 23rd July 1940, Issue 34903
      - The London Gazette of 10th June 1941, Issue 35187
      - The London Gazette of 15th August 1941, Issue 35247
      - Commonwealth Wargraves Commission
      - Wings to Victory

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