McLaren, Archibald Duncan
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Archibald Duncan |
Surname | McLaren |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | DFC, MiD |
Date of Death | 07-06-1951 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | De Havilland Mosquito T3 |
Serial Number | VT265 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 41440 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 58 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Miscellaneous Information
Awarded the DFC on 6 June 1941 whilst serving with 101 Squadron, his award was promulgated without citation in the London Gazette. He was Mentioned in Despatches on 1 January 1945. |
He was injured during an operational flight against Bremen on 27 August 1940, aboard 101 Squadron Blenheim T2060. AIR81/2855 refers: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16472172. |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-06-1951 |
End Date | 07-06-1951 |
Takeoff Station | Benson |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training- practice landing on one engine |
Reason for Loss | Rolled to port on the approach to RAF Benson with one engine shut down and hit the ground, partially inverted. |