Macrae, William John (Flying Officer)

Killed in Action 1940-March-08

Flying Officer William John Macrae RAF

Birth Date: 1914

Born:

Parents: Son of John James MacRae and Eliza May MacRae, of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Spouse:

Home: Regina, Saskatchewan

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Distinguished Flying Cross

Service

RAF

Unit

9 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Per Noctem Volamus Through out the night we fly

Base

Rank

Flying Officer

Position

Pilot

Service Numbers

39089

Home
Google MapRegina, Saskatchewan
Final Burial
Google MapBrookwood Military Cemetery
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9 Squadron (Per Noctem Volamus). Flying Officer MacRae was killed when his Wellington Ia aircraft N 3017 went down. On December 13, 1939 he had been on a raid to Heligoland Island with Squadron Leader A.J. Guthrie when nearly all the Squadron was shot down. Flying Officer MacRae made a crash landing in England after being badly shot up during the attack.

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