Wing Commander Gordon Roy McGregor, CC, OBE, DFC, BSc, LLD (Hon) (RCAF Photo) Gordon Roy McGregor, CC, OBE, DFC, BSc, LLD.(Hon), was born in Montreal, Quebec, on 26 Sep 1901. He was educated there and at St. Andrew’s College,Toronto, Ontario. He graduated from McGill University in Montreal, in 1923 witha B.Sc. degree in engineering. He … Read more
Squadron Leader Ian Willoughby Bazalgette, VC, DFC (Bomber Command Museum Photo) Squadron Leader Ian Willoughby Bazalgette, VC, DFC (19 October 1918 – 4August 1944) was a Canadian-British pilot in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. S/L Bazalgette was the “Master Bomber” of a Pathfinder Squadron detailed to mark an important target for … Read more
RCAF Flight Lieutenant John Harlan Stickell, DSO, DFC, MiD, Navy Cross (USA), DFC (USA) (DND Photo) RCAF Flight Lieutenant John H. Stickell on the right playing cards with fellow airmen in England. Looks like their hut was cold as they are wearing their grey coats. Stickell was just one of the 8,864 Americans who served in … Read more
Flight Sergeant George. F. Beurling, DSO, DFC, DFM and Bar (Library and Archives Canada Photo, PL-22196) “The Falcon of Malta”, Flight-Sergeant George. F. Beurling, DSO, DFC,DFM and Bar, of No. 249 Squadron RAF. “There’sa lot of room there for a lot more,” quipped Beurling as he painted crosses onthe fuselage of his Supermarine Spitfire fighter … Read more
RCAF Major Donald Roderick MacLaren, DSO, MC & Bar, DFC, Croix de Guerre, Compangnonde la Légion d’Honneur (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3219005) Major D.R. MacLaren with a de Havilland D.H.9 aircraft `Leicester’ presented to Canada by the Imperial Air Fleet Committee, 21 Jan 1919. Major Donald Roderick MacLaren, DSO, MC & Bar, … Read more
Air Commodore Leonard Joseph Birchall, CM, OBE, DFC, OOnt, CD (DND Archives Photo, PL-133463) Air Commodore Leonard Birchall, 30 May 1961. Air Commodore Leonard Joseph Birchall, CM, OBE, DFC, OOnt, CD (6July 1915 – 10 September 2004), “The Saviour of Ceylon”, was an RCAFofficer who warned of a Japanese attack on the island of Ceylon … Read more
RCAF Air Marshal William Avery”Billy” Bishop VC, CB, DSO and Bar, MC, DFC, ED (RAF Photo) Captain Billy Bishop VC, with Nieuport 17 C.1 Scout, No. 60 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, Filescamp, France, c1918. Air Marshal William Avery “Billy” Bishop VC, CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DFC, ED (8 February1894 – 11 September 1956) was … Read more
