Date of birth:

1922 (Dullatur/Dunbartonshire, Scotland)

Date of death:

June 26th, 1944 (Margate-Thanet/Kent, Great Britain)

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Graves Heath Lane Cemetery
Grave: 30.

Service number:

967458/128102

Nationality:

British

John "Jackie" Reid was born in Dullatur as the son to John and Elizabeth "Lexie" Reid and was married to Lilian Joan Reid-Cope. On June 26th, 1944 the deHavilland Mosquito FB.VI, NS880 crashed during a test flight. Pilot John Reid and his navigator Roy Edgar Phillips were killed in the crash.

Promotions:
September 12th, 1939: Aircraftsman;
?: Sergeant Pilot;
?: Flight Sergeant;
May 29th, 1942: Pilot Officer on probation (emergency);
November 29th, 1942: Flying Officer on probation (war sub);
May 25th, 1944: Flight Lieutenant;
May 29th, 1944: Squadron Leader (war subs.).

Career:
?: Lenzie Academy;
September 12th, 1939: RAF Volunteer Reserves
June 10th, 1940: No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School;
June 24th, 1940: Services Flying Training School, RAF College Cranwell;
October 19th, 1940: No. 10 Operational Training Unit;
January 15th, 1941: Pilot, No. 102 (Ceylon) Squadron;
August 30th, 1941: Flying Instructor, No. 19 Operational Training Unit;
October 30th, 1941: No. 271 Transport Squadron;
August 30th, 1942: Nigh Intruder Training, No. 60 Operational Training Unit;
May 25th, 1943: No. 12 Advanced Flying Unit;
October 29th, 1943: No. 605 (County of Warwick) Squadron.

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• - Flight Lieutenant John Reid | War Casualty Details 2932815 | CWGC
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  - Reid, J. Hemel at War
  - Supplement to The London Gazette, Issue 35694, page 3906
  - The London Gazette, Issue 35858, page 274
  - The London Gazette, Issue 36565, page 2869
  

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