Alexander John Macintyre was the son of Malcom Macintyre and Gertrude McGillivray of Scotland. He sadly passed away during an accident on a training flight from RAF Henlow.
873863 Sergeant Alexander Macintyre was an Air Gunner on Handley Page Halifax II BB364 (NF-R). The aircraft was on a training flight carrying out container dropping practice over RAF Henlow Airfield and collided with a factory chimney SE of Henlow, Bedfordshire. Sgt Macintyre and all crew were sadly killed.
The crew were:
- Sgt F H Adams
- Sgt S Higham
- Sgt H M Houghton
- Sgt C A Kidd
- Sgt J E Mooney
- Sgt J N Pollard
- Sgt H G Williams
- P/O C A Woollridge
Name: 873863 Sergeant Alexander John MacIntyre
Died: 19th December 1943
Grave: 21. C. 18.
Info: TO LIVE IN HEARTS WE LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE
Family: Son of Malcolm and Cecilia Macintyre, of Glasgow; husband of Gertrude Macintyre, of Glasgow.
RAF at Brookwood Military Cemetery 