McEwan, Clifford Mackay

Survived 0001-01-01

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Birth Date: unkown date

Born: Griswold, Manitoba

Murdock H. McEwan & Mary McEwen

Home: Toronto, Ontario

Enlistment: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Enlistment Date: 1916-04-29

Decorations: CB, MC, DFC & bar, LoH, LoM(USA), WCMV, CDGF

Companion of the Order of the Bath Military Cross Distinguished Service Cross Bar Croix de Guerre France

Service

RAF

Unit

28 (F) Sqn- Squadron (RFC)

Base

France

Rank

Air Vice Marshall RCAF

Position

Major, RAF

Service Numbers

910926 CEF

Home
Google MapToronto, Ontario
First Burial
Google MapFund's Field of Honour, Pointe Claire, Quebec
McEwen enrolled in the 196th (Western Universities) Btn., CEF as a private on 1916-03-29. He went overseas in November, where he was commissioned. He transferred to the RFC and after flight training was posted to 28 Sqn. He scored twenty-seven aerial victories at the squadron. After demobilization in 1919 "Black Mike" returned to Canada where he served as an instructor with the Royal Canadian Air Force. From 1932 to 1941 he was commander of air training operations at Camp Borden, Ontario, then at Trenton, Ontario, Toronto, Montreal and Halifax, Nova Scotia. During World War II, he commanded two bomber group bases, assuming command of 6 Bomber Group in England in 1944. He attained the rank of Air Vice-Marshal and retired in 1946.

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Camel D8241

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Air Vice Marshall RCAF McEwan, Clifford Mackay (RAF)
pilot
Survived
1917-April
Fund's Field of Honour, Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada

Sopwith Camel

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The Sopwith Camel became the most successful British fighter of the First World War. The Sopwith F.1 and 2F.1 Camel first went into operations on the Western Front in 1917 and then served in virtually every theatre of Royal Flying Corps (RFC), Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) and Royal Air Force (RAF) service. Several Canadian aces used the Camel as their mount. The Camel was very manoeuvrable, and it could be tricky to fly in the hands of a novice pilot. For experienced pilots, however, the aircraft proved to be a superb fighter.

The Camel's machine-guns were mounted on the forward fuselage with their breeches enclosed in a faired metal cowling "hump" that gave the Camel its name. Several Camels were also shipped to Canada in the post-war period as part of an Imperial gift. Three registered Sopwith F.1 Camels entered service with the RCAF at Camp Borden in 1924. The following year, the RCAF purchased seven additional aircraft to provide further spares for the active aircraft. These latter aircraft were in fact 2F.1 models that had been "navalized" variants. Used primarily by wartime experienced fighter pilots for refresher training, the Camels lasted another five years before finally being scrapped.Wikipedia

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