Millar, John Forrest Morton
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | John Forrest Morton |
Surname | Millar |
Gender | M |
Age | 25 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 25-01-1941 |
Next of Kin | Son of John and Bessie Millar, of Edinburgh. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Vickers Wellington IC |
Serial Number | R1164 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Edinburgh (Grange) Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Compt. Z. Grave 366. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 74 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 42251 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 20 OTU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Other Memorials
Location | Rural location, Bogs O'Mayne, Morayshire, Scotland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, Mural & Inscribed Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | Erected on the site of RAF Elgin (Bogs of Mayne) a satellite airfield for No 20 OTU Lossiemouth between 1940 and 1945. |
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 25-01-1941 |
End Date | 25-01-1941 |
Takeoff Station | Kirkbride |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Transit to Lossiemouth |
Reason for Loss | Took off 1500 in the company of other aircraft and set course for Lossimouth, the aircraft having been assigned to 20OTU. As the formation proceeded on a northerly course, the weather deteriorated and about an hour into the flight, F/O Millar, the ferry pilot and sole occupant of the Wellington, was observed to lose contact. It was subsequently reported that he had crashed into Box Law, roughly 3 miles ENE of Largs, Ayrshire. The aircraft was totally destroyed and the Court of Inquiry recommended that in future a wireless operator should be tasked to accompany pilots undertaking delivery flights. |