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MCCALL, James Cecil

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rank: W/O
status: pow
airforce: RAF    (no: 175709 )
born: 1919-07-07 Youghal Ireland

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PoW 17th April 1944 . Crashed at Makarska, former Yugoslavia.
Exact crash site coordinates: 43.298053 N, 17.015618 E, Ul. Rugjera Boškovića ( near villa Bondi ) Makarska , Croatia.

POW number 3695, Stalag 357.

Born in 1919, died 1995 in Cork.

F/Sgt. McCall arrived at 73 squadron at Sebala (Algiers) in late May 1943. His first flight in the squadron was Hurricane HL933. The first Spitfires started to appear early June. 30th June flew Spitfire ES142 on local flying pratice.

Squadrons:

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RAF 73 1943-05-31

Aircraft:

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Spitfires started to replace Hurricanes in early June 1943 1943-06-09
ES142 Local flying practice 1943-06-30
Local flying practice 1943-07-02
ES142 Dusk landings 1943-07-03
JK888 Air test 1943-07-05
Fly both hurricanes & Spitfires this month 1943-07-09
JK335 Search for dinghy, did not locate. 1943-08-02
JK335 Patrolled N. of Galite island 1943-08-04
JK335 Patrolled Galite island at 20000 ft. 1943-08-06
JK335 Interception practice. 1943-08-07
ES142 Flying pratice 1943-08-12
ES280 Practice scramble 1943-08-15
JK335 Scrambled to 20000 E. of Bizerte 1943-08-16
JK970 Local flying practice. 1943-08-18
JK335 Patrolled Bizerte at 25000 ft 1943-08-21
JK888 Scrambled 350º at 25000 ft 1943-08-23
JK726 Patrolled Bizerte 1943-08-25
JK726 Patrolled Bizerte 1943-08-27
JK726 Local flying pratice 1943-08-30
JK726 Patrolled 20 miles N. Bizerte 1943-08-31
JK726 Local flying practice 1943-09-01
JK726 Local flying practice 1943-09-02
Patrolled Bizerte 1943-09-03
JK726 Cannon firing 1943-09-04
JK970 Convoy patrol 20 miles west of Marsala. 1943-09-05
JK527 Convoy patrol 10 miles of Kelibia 1943-09-06
JK527 Patrol convoy 1943-09-07
Nil flying 20-9-43 to 30-9-43 waiting instructions to move 1943-09-20
73 Squadron flew to Italy 18th. Squadrons personal left Bizerte for Italy on transport barges on the 21st October. 1943-10-18
JK667 Patrolled for shipping between Capri & Licosa point 1943-10-30
JK767 Patrol 1943-10-30
JK464 Calibration test 1943-11-01
JK726 Patrol (Naples) 1943-11-02
JK464 Patrol convoy approaching Naples harbour. 1943-11-04
JK464 Patrolled Naples 23000 ft 1943-11-05
MA311 Air test 1943-11-06
JK464 Shipping recce 1943-11-10
JK464 Patrolled Naples 23000 ft 1943-11-11
JK767 Patrolled convoy Capri to Naples 1943-11-13
JK464 Shipping recce Capri to Licosa 1943-11-14
Moved to Foggia (main) 1943-12-02
JK464 Local flying practice 1943-12-09
JK464 Scrambled angle 15 but nothing seen. 1943-12-10
JL226 Bari to base with new Spit lX 1943-12-14
JK767 To Taranto but returned base, bad weather. 1943-12-17
JK767 Patrolled Barletta to Malfetta 1943-12-17
JK464 Local flying practice 1943-12-24
MA565 Scrambled but not located 1943-12-30
MA630 Scrambled to investigate "bogeys" was five P.40's 1944-01-09
JK464 Patrol around Vis island & back. Light flak 1944-01-11
JK437 Air firing 1944-01-16
JK991 Escort to Beaufighters on calibration test 1944-01-20
JK970 Practice battle formation 1944-01-21
JK527 Pratice scramble 1944-01-22
MA531 From Celone A/D to base 1944-01-24
JK464 Sweep enemy occupied island Lagosta & Vis 1944-01-25
JK464 Patrolled convoy going to Vis from Bari. 1944-01-27
EN252 Sweep over Vis. Fairly accurate flak over town. 1944-01-28
MA633 Sweep Vis S. Brac & Hvar then returned base. 1944-01-30
JK464 Beat up Manfredonia guns 1944-01-31
JK970 Covered convoy from Vieste going N.W. 1944-02-01
JK437 Patrolled Vis island & Yugo area. 1944-02-03
EN252 Airborne special mission "ROSSA" weather to bad return base. 1944-02-09
MA531 Long range tank test 1944-02-14
MA630 R.T. test 1944-02-16
Patrol convoy from Korčula island to Manfredonia. 1944-02-17
Air test 1944-02-21
Emergency landing strip now on Vis Island. 1944-02-23
MA531 Shipping recce Dalmatian coast. 1944-02-24
MA712 Escort convoy Korčula area to Manfredonia. 1944-02-27
EN252 Recce Dalmatian coast. At Zavala two trains attacked and hit while moving. Both blew up. 1944-03-02
EF630 To Celone & return to base. 1944-03-04
JK546 Practice formation. 1944-03-27
MH359 Patrol Vis 1944-03-27
ER783 Local flying practice formation. 1944-03-28
MA640 Air & cannon test 1944-03-29
MA311 Air test 1944-04-02
MA633 Air test 1944-04-03
EF630 Pratice dive bombing 1944-04-06
MA311 Patrol over Vis S/LDR Chase sighted two 109's & engaged. Claiming a probable & one damaged. 1944-04-07
MA311 Attacked in two's loco's blew up wagons left damaged. Schooner damaged. In Orasac area. 1944-04-07
EF630 Recce Brac 1944-04-11
EN252 Sweep Dalmatian Coast. McCall returned early owing to engine trouble. 1944-04-11
JL350 Shot down by AAA of Brač island, but fell down in Makarska, pilot w/o McCall, according to eyewitness, captured by quisling Ustaša, forwarded to Gestapo. 1944-04-17

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