LEST WE FORGET
Flight Sergeant Clarence Herbert MacKIE
Service No: 414810
Born: Chinchilla QLD, 2 May 1915
Enlisted in the RAAF: 9 November 1941
Unit: No. 100 Squadron (RAF), RAF Station Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Died: Air Operations (No. 100 Squadron Lancaster aircraft W4999), over Germany, 29 July 1943, Aged 28 Years
Buried: Cambridge City Cemetery, Cambridgeshire
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Herbert Clarence Fitzroy Mackie and Bridget Mackie, of Tingoora, Queensland, Australia
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 126, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Lancaster W4999 took off from Grimsby on the night of 29/30 July 1943 detailed to carry out an operational mission against Hamburg, Germany. The aircraft was attacked by a night fighter (although none were seen) or hit by anti-aircraft fire at 20,500 feet at 2227 hours eight miles south west of St Peters Point situated on the west coast of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. In the engagement aircraft gunner Flight Sergeant Mackie was killed, and Sergeant Porcher (1506853) (RAFVR) seriously injured. The aircraft returned to base where it landed at 0040 hours on 30 July. The list for crew members of W4999 on 29 July 1943 is not available.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 166/27/187