Ian George Armour McNaughton
Senior Cadet, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Petawawa Camp 1936-1937
Bdr 1st Batt RCA
T/2nd Lt 2nd Batt RCA
RCAF 7/6/1939
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Son of Major General Andrew A. G. L. McNaughton and Mrs. Mabel C. S. McNaughton (nee Weir), of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Graduate Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Senior Cadet, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Petawawa Camp 1936-1937
Bdr 1st Batt RCA
T/2nd Lt 2nd Batt RCA
RCAF 7/6/1939
Lancaster R5517 61 Sqn take off 23.40 RAF Syerston mission to Emden. Third major raid against the port in a week. 227 aircraft dispatched of which 6 were lost. R5517 hit by Flak of the Marine-Flak-Abteilung 236 crashing between Freepsum (Krummhörn) and Groß
Midlum (Hinte); Niedersachsen, all crew were killed. The bodies of six of the crew were recovered and lie in Sage cemetery, near Bremen in northern Germany. Sgt. Dryden’s body was never recovered and he is remembered on the RAF memorial at Runnymede.
Also killed
Sgt Sydney Bradshaw
Sgt John Dryden
Sgt James Fallon
F/O William McCulloch RCAF
P/O James McKeown RNZAF
Sgt Collin Parker
Unknown
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