McCOY, Louis Joseph Patrick
Plane was a Lancaster LM592 shot down during a raid to Wesseling. Operation Synthetic oil plant at Wesseling Reason for Loss Intercepted over Holland outbound by a night-fighter and sent down to explode twixt the village of Riethoven and Valkenswaard.
Last Name
McCOY
Given Names
Louis Joseph Patrick
Service Number
418722
Date of Birth
07/08/1923
Birth Location
East Malvern VIC.
Enlistment Date
17/06/1942
Enlistment Location
Melbourne
1Wags Start Date
12/11/1942
Course Details
WAGS Course 32
Intake Date
12/11/1942
Finish Date
08/04/1943
To
3 BAGS
Kill Date or Discharge Date
22/06/1944 (Killed)
Discharge Unit
44 SQN
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Operations
Flying battle Netherlands, target Wesseling.
Date of Death
22/06/1944
Age
20
Cemetery / Memorial
Eindhoven [Woensel] General Cemetery Netherlands
Notes
Plane was a Lancaster LM592 shot down during a raid to Wesseling. Operation Synthetic oil plant at Wesseling Reason for Loss Intercepted over Holland outbound by a night-fighter and sent down to explode twixt the village of Riethoven and Valkenswaard.
Posting on Death
44 Squadron Rhodesia
NAA Status
OPEN
