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Flight Sergeant John McCalla Tait is buried in Doetinchem (Loolaan) General Cemetery in Holland. |
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John McCalla Tait was born about 1922. |
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John Tait served with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in World War Two. |
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By March 1943, Flight Sergeant John McCalla Tait was serving with 78 Squadron. |
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On the night of 26th March 1943, Flight Sergeant (Pilot) Tait was part of a three man crew of a Handley Page Halifax bomber (Serial Number W7931) when it took off from RAF Linton-on-Ouse on a night raid, bound for Duisburg just north of Dusseldorf. |
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455 aircraft took part in the raid, with only six planes lost. Flight Sergeant Tait’s aircraft was hit by flak on outbound leg, and crashed at 22:00 five kilometres south west of crashing 2200 at Doetinchem in Holland. All three crew died. They were: |
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Flight Sergeant John McCalla TAIT (1063628) Pilot |
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John McCalla Tait was the son of John James and Jane Tait. John Tait and Jane Brown were married on 5th January 1921 in the district of North Down. |
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Sergeant James Archibald WILSON (413923) Pilot |
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Flight Sergeant John Tait is commemorated in the Dungannon region on Clogher War Memorial. |
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Flight Sergeant John Tait is commemorated in the Holywood region on Holywood War Memorial. |
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Flight Sergeant John McCalla Tait is also listed on the Memorial Plaque in First Holywood Presbyterian Church. |
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The CWGC record Flight Sergeant John McCalla Tait as the son of John James Taut and Jane C Tait, of Holywood, Co. Down, Northern Ireland. |
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Sergeant Andrew WILSON (532057) Air Gunner |
