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20 June 1957 -
F/O RB Donald - NavigatorComments:
W/C WAG McLeish was the Officer Commanding of 440 Squadron at 3 (F) Wing, Zweibrucken Germany. He, and his navigator, F/O RB Donald were killed in Germany in the crash of CF-100 # 18391. McLeish had been entangled in a thunderstorm just before the crash.
Extracts from 2 Wing Historical Report
20 June 1957 - 3 Wing had an unfortuanet accident today with the OC of the CF-100 Squadron, 3 Wing (440 Squadron) crashed near Saarguemines killing both himself and his navigator. W/C Hanley and F/L Benjamin from 2 Wing are detailed for the investigation.
W/C WAG McLeish at a Goose Bay weather briefing
From Larry Milberry's book "Avro CF-100"
Grave marker photos courtesy of Malcolm Cromarty - February 2001