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McCAHON
John Hamilton McCAHON
1. Name
2. Date Commissioned
3. Date Retired
4. Rank
5. Awarded Wings
6. Flying Schools
7. Aircraft Types Flown
8. Squadrons
9. Aircraft Carriers
10. Senior Appointments
11. Decorations
12. General
John Hamilton McCAHON
1 September 1927
4 April 1953
4 April 1953
August 1934
R.A.F Leuchars
No record. Probably T.S.R. i.e. Fairey IIIF Baffin etc
No record
Eagle 1 February 1935 to 21 February 1935
Glorious 1 September 1935 to 7 October 1937
None in F.A.A
1939/45 War medals
Mention in Despatches
Atlantic
Pacific with clasp
His Record of Service gives no information as to squadrons etc. His tour must have been satisfactory since he was promoted to Flight Lieut. on 1 January 1937.
After return to Corps Duty he would have been just about due for a second tour when war was declared. He was in fact in H.M.S. Exeter when she was sunk in the Battle of the Java Sea and was taken prisoner by the Japanese on 1 March 1942.
After the War he went into transport and served as Transport Officer at I.T.C.R.M. until he retired on 4 April 1953.
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