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
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
Air Marshal William Ross MacBrien, OBE, CD (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3940981) Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham, KCB, DSO, MC, DFC, AFC, AOC in C. of the 2ndTAF [Tactical Air Force], gives an informal fighting address to ground-crew,aircrew and RAF Regiment personnel during a recent visit to an RCAF airfield.By his side … Read more
