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MacLeod, Earl L. If you have images associated with this Person, please contact us at
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Title | Air Commodore (RCAF) |
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Birth | 00/00/1894 | Death | (nk) |
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Place | South Sumas | Place | (nk) |
Area | BC | Area | (nk) |
Country | Canada | Country | (nk) |
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Biography |
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He graduated from the Vancouver Normal School in 1913. He taught school until 1916. He flew on the west coast of Vancouver Island. |
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He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS 1917. He was appointed as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant RNAS 1918. He was appointed as a Flight Lieutenant RNAS 1918. (Transferred to the Canadian Air Force). He was appointed as a Flying Officer CAF (Non-permanent) 1920. He served in Vancouver Air Station (Jericho Beach) as Air Navigator 1920. (Transferred to the Royal Canadian Air Force). He was appointed as a Flight Lieutenant RCAF 1924. He served in Jericho Beach Air Station in Temporary Command 1924. He served in RCAF Station Camp Borden 1926. He served in Ottawa Air Station for Aerial Photography 1926. (On Loan from the RCAF to the RAF 1927). He served in RAF Coastal Reconnaisance Training Flight 1928-29. He was appointed as a Squadron Leader RCAF 1929. He served in RCAF Station Vancouver as Commanding Officer 1929. He served in RCAF Station Winnipeg as Commanding Officer 1932-35. He served in Esquimalt for Military District 11 as Air Staff Officer 1935-38. He was appointed as a Wing Commander RCAF 1938. He served in RCAF Station Vancouver as Commanding Officer 1938. He served in RCAF HQ as Deputy Air Member 1940. He was appointed as a Group Captain RCAF. He served in RCAF Overseas HQ (London UK) as Senior Air Staff Officer and Director of Personnel 1940. He was appointed as a Air Commodore RCAF. He served as Air Officer Commanding No. 2 Group Western Air Command, Victoria BC 1942. (He retired on 01/09/1944.) |
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References |
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Weicht, Chris (1997); MacFarlane, John M. (1994); MacFarlane, John and Robbie Hughes (1997); |
Last update |
2011-01-31 00:00:00 |