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Trying to find surviving crew of JP162FS-S August 4/5th 1944
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<blockquote data-quote="Rosemary Edmeads" data-source="post: 44662" data-attributes="member: 7296"><p>I am trying to find crew members or their families who were stationed in Brindisi with 148 Squadron in 1944. MY father Sgt. John Frederick Cairney Rae was stationed in Brindisi. From May 1944 until August 1944. His plane JP162FS-S failed to return from a mission to Poland on the night of August 4/5th, 1944 and was shot down near the village of Wojnarowa near Krakow.</p><p></p><p>The crew were:</p><p>F/O James Gavin McCall Pilot RAFVR KIA</p><p>Fl/Eng Sgt R.O Peterson RCAF Evader</p><p>Air/Bmr. Sgt P J Anderson RCAF Evader</p><p>W/Op/Air Gun Sgt A Jolley RAFVR Evader</p><p>Air/Gun Sgt John Frederick Cairney Rae RAFVR KIA (my dad)</p><p>Air/Gun Sgt Clifford Aspinall RAFVR KIA</p><p>Sgt Underwood Evader</p><p></p><p>The 4 crew members who were able to bale out eventually returned to the UK with the help of the partisans. My father Sgt Aspinal and F/O McCall were bured by the villagers and later reinterred at Krakow Rakowicki Cemetry Poland by CWGC.</p><p></p><p>If anyone can help me in my search I would be grateful</p><p></p><p>Rosemary Edmeads nee RAE</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rosemary Edmeads, post: 44662, member: 7296"] I am trying to find crew members or their families who were stationed in Brindisi with 148 Squadron in 1944. MY father Sgt. John Frederick Cairney Rae was stationed in Brindisi. From May 1944 until August 1944. His plane JP162FS-S failed to return from a mission to Poland on the night of August 4/5th, 1944 and was shot down near the village of Wojnarowa near Krakow. The crew were: F/O James Gavin McCall Pilot RAFVR KIA Fl/Eng Sgt R.O Peterson RCAF Evader Air/Bmr. Sgt P J Anderson RCAF Evader W/Op/Air Gun Sgt A Jolley RAFVR Evader Air/Gun Sgt John Frederick Cairney Rae RAFVR KIA (my dad) Air/Gun Sgt Clifford Aspinall RAFVR KIA Sgt Underwood Evader The 4 crew members who were able to bale out eventually returned to the UK with the help of the partisans. My father Sgt Aspinal and F/O McCall were bured by the villagers and later reinterred at Krakow Rakowicki Cemetry Poland by CWGC. If anyone can help me in my search I would be grateful Rosemary Edmeads nee RAE [/QUOTE]
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