Personnel Index - Detail

Name
MCKENNA
First Names
Terence Francis Breen
Rank
Sgt
Service
RAAF
Service Number
405162
Crew Position
Air Observer
PoW Camp(s)
-
Age
21
Date of Death
20/06/1942
Cemetery

 

Photographed by David Ross

20 June, 1942:

At 11.30hrs, on the morning of Saturday 20th June, the squadron was asked to provide 4 Manchesters for a sea search. The previous evening, Bomber Command had attacked Emden and 9 aircraft had failed to return - a sea search was made in case any of these aircraft had ditched.
It was an ironic tragedy, when a 49 Squadron crew, that piloted by Sgt John O'Brien RAAF and Sgt Charles Goldring (L7387) crashed into the sea themselves. Only two bodies were ever recovered, that of Sgt Terence McKenna RAAF and Sgt Price RAAF.
Their fellow crew members are remembered on the Runnymede Memorial.
 

L7387
Sgt J.O. O'Brien RAAF Pilot (Missing)
Sgt C.E. Goldring Pilot (Missing)
Sgt T.F.B. McKenna RAAF A/OB (Killed)
Sgt H.W. Price RAAF W/AG (Killed)
Sgt K. Allen RAAF (Missing)
Sgt N.J. Rogers (Missing)
Sgt A. Garos (Missing)







Sgt McKenna's body was moved to Kviberg in 1964.

Information researched by Dom Howard.