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Flt.Sgt. John Ligertwood Massie
Royal Air Force 582 Sqd.
from:Mill of Esslemont, Ellon, Aberdeenshire
John Massie served as navigator with the Royal Air Force. He was the son of George and Mary Massie, born in 1924. He went to Aberdeen University and was a member of the Aberdeen University Air Squadron.
John trained as a navigator at Hamilton, Ontario in Canada, then served in 582 Pathfinder Squadron of the RAF based at Little Staughton, Bedfordshire, then in 1383 Transport Command Unit based at Crosby on Eden.
He was demobilised in 1946 and married Helen Barron in 1950. He farmed at Mill of Torry, Udny, Aberdeenshire and died in 2009 aged 84 years.