Nickname(s) Black Mike Rank Air vice-marshal Name Clifford McEwen | Years of service 1916–1946 Allegiance Canada | |
Unit 196th Battalion, CEF
No. 28 Squadron RFC Commands held No. 1 Group RCAF
No. 6 Group RCAF Battles/wars World War I
World War II Died August 6, 1967, Toronto, Canada Education University of Saskatchewan Place of burial National Field of Honour, Beaconsfield, Canada Service/branch Royal Flying Corps, Royal Canadian Air Force | ||
Battles and wars World War I, World War II | ||
Air Vice Marshal Clifford Mackay McEwen CB, MC, DFC & Bar (2 July 1896 – 6 August 1967) was a fighter ace in the British Royal Flying Corps during World War I and a senior commander in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. His Second World War service culminated in his commanding No 6 (RCAF) Bomber Group in England from 28 February 1944 to 13 July 1945.
Clifford MacKay McEwen was born on 2 July 1896 in Griswold, Manitoba and grew up in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
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