The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

Keptie

Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre , Montrose Angus has the old 1913 Royal Flying Corps airfield Station Headquarters building (grade 2 listed )
and in front of this building are a set of Propeller blades (damaged /crashed) removed from a crash site at one of the Angus Glens

and attached this is a plaque recording the words:

" IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO NEVER RETURNED HOME "

This I would expect would relate to the casualties of the Great War who were casualties in training at RFC Montrose , RAF Montrose or who were casualties of former squadrons from Montrose who were serving overseas and casualties of RAF Montrose at home in training or on overseas duties of war in 1939 -1945 and who never returned home

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patrick w anderson

DelBoy · Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 12:56 pm Post subject:

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 3:46 pm Post subject:

On Crossmichael War Memorial
JOHN RAE, RAF
John Alexander Rae, Leading Aircraftsman (536791) Royal Air Force. Age 26.
Born 1914 at Crossmichael.Son of George Charles Rae and of Jane Muir (Bickett) Rae; step-son of Florence Annie (Dale) Rae of Greenlaw, Crossmichael.
Killed on active service 25 October 1940 during an bombing raid on RAF Montrose and buried in Crossmichael Parish Churchyard (CWG)

RAF Stations 25th October 1940 (Source: raf.mod.uk/bob1940/october25)
“Montrose: At about 1920 hours an attack was made causing a fire and considerable damage to one hangar, the Officers' Mess and certain electrical equipment. The casualties are reported to be 6 killed and several injured.”
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Ken

stuartn · Joined: 13 Dec 2016 Posts: 2551

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