McFarlane, John
Killed in Action 1942-04-28
Birth Date: 1919
Born:
Son of John and Annie McFarlane, of Windsor, Ontario.
Home: Windsor, Ontario
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RCAF
Unit
21 OTU- Operational Training Unit
Base
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Pilot Officer
Service Numbers
J/7428
Home
Windsor, Ontario
First Burial
Capuccini Naval Cemetery, Malta
185 Squadron. Pilot Officer McFarlane had been assigned to fly Hurricane aircraft with 186 Squadron and arrived on a transit flight from the United Kingdom at Luqa, Malta on April 19, 1942. He was severely injured when the aerodrome was attacked by enemy bombers as he arrived. He died of these injuries and few days later.
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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