MacIntyre, Gordon Leslie

Date of birth:: 1915 (Arnprior/Ontario, Canada)
Date of death:: April 29th, 1943 (RAF Chivenor/Braunton, United Kingdom)
Buried on:: Commonwealth War Graves Mill Hill Cemetery
Plot: C. Grave: 20.
Nationality:: Canadian

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Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Flight Lieutenant
Unit:: No. 221 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:: September 18th, 1942

Citation:
"This officer is a captain of aircraft of outstanding courage and ability. He has been operating continuously since the war began and has never shown signs of tiredness or waning enthusiasm, being eager to undertake any job and has never left it until successfully completed. He has completed many hours operational flying involving patrols over the North Sea, the Atlantic during the Battle of the Atlantic from England, Northern Ireland and Iceland. On two occasions he has succeeded in locating and attacking enemy submarines, the second occasion being almost certainly successful. Throughout this officer has displayed exceptional skill and determination which has earned for him the confidence and admiration of the squadron."