John Felton Mackie

RAF   F/L  

 

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Son of Hugh de Fylton and Grace Elizabeth Mackie,
- of Vernon, British Columbia

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MACKIE, JOHN FELTON F/L (P) 39886 - Royal Air Force. From Regina, Saskatchewan. Killed In Action April 14, 1941 age 25. # 33 Squadron (Loyalty). Hurricane aircraft was taking off when it was shot down by an enemy ME-109 fighter aircraft. Flight Lieutenant Pilot Mackie was an ace having destroyed seven enemy aircraft. He is buried at Eleusis, Greece.
                                                     from "They Shall Not Grow Old"

The Globe And Mail (December 8, 1943) has someone refered to as
A. J. Mackie from Regina recieving the American DFC. Brother in bomber command?

 

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On these pages I use info from the Air force Association of Canada's web site
in Hugh Halliday's excellent Honors & Awards section,
Newspaper articles via the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation (CMCC)
as well as other sources both published and private