RCAF Flight-Lieutenant David Ernest Hornell, VC
Flight-Lieutenant DavidErnest Hornell, VC (DND Photo) F/L David ErnestHornell, 1944. Flight-LieutenantDavid Ernest Hornell (26 Jan 1910 –24 Jun 1944), won the RCAF’s first Victoria Cross (posthumously)following an attack on a U-boat with his Consolidated PBY-5A Canso in 1944. F/L Hornell VC was born on Toronto Island, Mimico,Ontario. He enlisted in the RCAF in January1941, and received his … Read more