Douglas Haig McDougall

Flight Sergeant

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Neil and Sarah Atkin McDougall, of Auckland City; husband of Bernice Ellen McDougall, of Remuera, Auckland City.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

The aircraft, an Airspeed Oxford, was on a training mission and took off from Wigram at around 5pm. Some 40 minutes later it was seen turning before diving to the ground from 10,000 feet. There is no official explanation as to the cause.

Aircraftwoman Marion Young, was a passenger or crew member aboard the plane. [ For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol2, p.172]

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Casualty

Service Number:

416125

Name:

Douglas Haig McDougall

Rank:

Flight Sergeant

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Air Accident

Date of Death:

19 December 1943

Day of Death:

Sunday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Waikaraka Park Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Area 4, Block B, Grave 530.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand