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F/O. John "Ian" Campbell
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 608 Squadron
from:Drymen, Sterling, Scotland
Navigator, Flying Officer John Campbell served with 608 Squadron at RAF Downham Market. He entered service at Padgate in November 1941 and was promoted to Pilot Officer on 25th of February 1944 and then to Flying Officer 25th of August 1944. He was critically injured on 10th of November 1944 when Mosquito KB360 flown by Flight Lieutenant S D Webb RCAF crashed at Friday Bridge, Cambridgeshire. He was medically discharged on 13th of November 1945 retaining his rank. He went on to become an eminent dental surgeon lecturing at Glasgow University. Born in 1923, he came from The Clachan, Drymen, Sterlingshire, Scotland. He passed away in June 1981 aged 57.