Airlie, John Rodger Blair
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | John Rodger Blair |
Surname | Airlie |
Gender | M |
Age | 21 |
Date of Death | 30-09-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Hugh and Agnes R. B. Airlie, of Glasgow. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Consolidated Liberator VI |
Serial Number | KG967 |
Markings | -Q |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Italy |
Burial/Memorial Place | Bari War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | X. A. 6. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 3 |
Panel Number | Not yet erected on site |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1823818 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 205 |
Squadron | 31 SAAF |
Trade | Flight Engineer |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
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Last Operation Information
Start Date | 29-09-1944 |
End Date | 30-09-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Foggia No. 1/ Celone |
Day/Night Raid | Night (93% moon) |
Operation | Attack on San Benedetto Pontoon bridge |
Reason for Loss | Struck by lightning and broke up in the air |