by 1 november 1940 mckellar had claimed 21 victories. taking a section of no. 605 that included flight lieutenant bob foster, up to meet a flight of bf 109 "jabos" (bf 109s equipped with bombs). the section climbed to high altitude to meet the enemy aircraft. in the ensuing battle it is believed mckellar was shot down by ii./"jagdgeschwader" 27 (jg 27—fighter wing 27) "hauptmann" (captain) wolfgang lippert. mckellar's hurricane mki (v6879) crashed at the side of woodlands manor near adisham, kent at 18:20hrs.