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| Name: |
Harry William MacKintosh MacKay |
| Country: |
Scotland |
| Rank: |
2nd Lieutenant |
| Service: |
Royal Flying Corps |
| Unit: |
18 |
| Victories: |
5 |
| Born: |
16 November 1897 |
| Place of Birth: |
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire,
Scotland |
| Died: |
06 March 1918 |
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| Place of Death: |
France |
| Cemetery: |
Aire Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France |
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The only son of William (a journalist and editor of "North British Agriculturalist")
and Janet (Lauder) Mackay, Harry William MacKintosh MacKay was a member of the Aberdeen Grammar School Company of the Territorial Gordons before the war. After serving on the Western Front
with the 6th Battalion Gordon Highlanders Regiment, he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps on 25 October 1917 and scored five victories as an observer with 18 Squadron in 1918. |
Aberdeen Evening Express, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Monday, 11 March 1918, page 2
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| Victories |
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Date |
Time |
Unit |
Aircraft |
Opponent |
Location |
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06 Jan 1918 |
1205 |
18 |
D.H.4 (A7653) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Valenciènnes |
| 2 |
06 Mar 1918 |
1115 |
18 |
D.H.4 (A7797) 1 |
Pfalz D.III (OOC) |
Lens-Pont-à-Vendin |
| 3 |
06 Mar 1918 |
1115 |
18 |
D.H.4 (A7797) 1 |
Pfalz D.III (DES) |
Lens-Pont-à-Vendin |
| 4 |
06 Mar 1918 |
1120 |
18 |
D.H.4 (A7797) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Lens-Pont-à-Vendin |
| 5 |
06 Mar 1918 |
1120 |
18 |
D.H.4 (A7797) 1 |
Albatros D.V (OOC) |
Lens-Pont-à-Vendin |
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| 1 |
Pilot 2Lt David Stewart |
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