Sgt. James Addison, crew 75 (34 missions)

James Addison was born on the 26th Nov. 1920 in Dunblane, Perthshire, he had three brothers and a sister. Attended Dunblane Public School.

Jim as a young man

Later working as a manager with a national shoe shop retailer- "William Timpsons" at various locations; Dunblane, Inverness, Stirling, Dundee and Aberdeen. 

James and his mother

James was  called-up and joined the RAF and posted to Darlington, England and began his training as a Flight Engineer with the RCAF as they were short for men in this trade

In training

Servicing "Westland Wallace Aircraft" (Airframes).

Drogue Towing Squadron for R.A.F. Regiment. Castletown - Isle of Man.

Initial Training - Squad 9, 5 Squadron, 3 Wing.

12 Recruitment Centre, Bournmouth. June 1941

He went on to fly 434 missions with 434 squadron. Initial missions involved mine dropping in the north of Holland and off the Danish coast. Thereafter involved in bombing strategic targets in Germany and  Atlantic Wall targets ahead of the D-Day invasion. 

On the left is brother Tom, whom served with the British Army

At the end of the war he was demobbed and went back to civilian work as the manager of a shoe shop. Eventually he met his wife to be, Maisie, in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He has one daughter, Marjorie, and 2 grandchildren, Janine and Caroline. Jim's favorate pastimes included; Boy Scouts, gardening, golf, and soccer.

Photos courtesy Sgt. Jim Addison, Flight Engineer for the Frith crew - 75. With special thanks to David Suttie.