McRae, Ronald Gwynnd Montague (Second-Lieutenant)

Killed in Flying Accident 1918-January-28

Second-Lieutenant Ronald Gwynnd Montague McRae RFC

Birth Date: 1894-January-30

Born: Grey County, Ontario

Parents: Andrew Cameron McRae & Mary Emma Elizabeth Hunt

Spouse: unmarried

Home: Weston, Ontario.

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RFC

Unit

24 (F) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)

Base

France

Rank

Second-Lieutenant

Position

pilot

Service Numbers

Home
Google MapWeston, Ontario.
Final Burial
Google MapHam British Cemetery
I B 24
News reports indicated that the aircraft disintegrated, but does not attribute that to aerial combat. Confirm. *L.S.* 1918-01-28: McRae jerked his machine out of a vertical dive after looping at 12,500 feet and the main planes folded back. He went straight in under power.

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