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# | Name* | First Names | Title | Rank | RAF Equivalent Rank | Service No. | Born | Nationality | Role | Awards | Air Force | Command | Unit | DateofIncident *See Note | Aircraft | Type | Serial | Code | Victories (Fighters) | Base | Time | Mission | Incident | Fate | Commemorated | Photo (Click to Expand) | Referring Database | Notes | Links/Archive Reports |
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1 | McCairns | James Atterby | Sergeant | 754718 | Age 21 | Pilot | DFC & 2 Bars Military Medal | RAFVR | Fighter Command | 616Sqn | 1941-07-06 | Spitfire | IIa | P8500 | YQ-D | RAF Tangmere, West Sussex | Sweep | See Archive Report for further details | PoW | Survived - killed later on the 13th June 1948 - East Retford Cemetery. Nottinghamshire. Grave CC.81 | A fighter pilot who was shot down (he escaped from his POW camp and returned to the UK!), 'Mac' made dozens of clandestine flights, dropping off/picking up SOE and SIS agents Read Archive Report Military Medal Citation | MI-9 Debriefing of McCairns' Escape Experiences | |||||||
2 | McCairns | James Atterby | Flight Lieutenant | 91315 | Age 28 | Pilot | DFC . 2 Bars. MM. | Royal Auxiliary Air Force | Fighter Command | 616Sqn | 1948-06-07 | Mosquito | DB | NT423 | Not known | RAF Finningley | Not known | Air test | See archive report for further details | Killed | East Retford Cemetery. Nottinghamshire. Grave CC.81 | Some brief details here: Read Archive Report | |||||||
3 | Shaw | Edward | Aircraftman 2nd Class | 2321296 | Px | Royal Air Force | Fighter Command | 616Sqn | 1948-06-07 | Mosquito | DB | NT423 | Not known | RAF Finningley | Not known | Air test | See archive report for further details | Killed | Dipton Cemetery | Some brief details here: Read Archive Report |
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