RAF SPECIAL DUTIES McCall, James Girvan

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

McCall ​

• FORENAME

James Girvan ​

• UNIT

148 Squadron (R.A.F.V.R.) ​

• RANK

Flight Lieutenant ​

• NUMBER

127340 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

5th August 1944 ​

• AGE

23 ​

• GRAVESITE

Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery,Poland 1.E.11 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

son of Peter Charles Stuart and Janet McCall,Edinburgh
husband of Catherine Forret McCall,Edinburgh
pilot
Halifax
shot down over Poland ​

 

[Rosemary Edmeads]

Flight Lieutenant Gavin McCall 148 Squadron was the pilot on my father Sgt John Rae's plane Halifax JP162FS-S which was based in Brindisi, Italy on SOE. They were dropping supplies in Poland and were shot down near the village of Wojnorowa. F/L McCall ,Sgt Aspinall and my father were killed the other 4 crew baled out and with the help of Polish partisans evaded capture and eventually returned to to the UK.
I will remember with pride the crew of JP162FS-S who were so brave and gave their lives so that the people of Poland would have much need supplies.