North Luffenham

MacKenzie, F/O Andrew Robert (J10976))

Distinguished Flying Cross - No.421 Squadron - Award effective 15 January 1944 as per London Gazette dated 25 January 1944 and AFRO 410/44 dated 25 February 1944. Born in Montreal, 10 August 1920; home there; enlisted there 6 June 1940. Attended No.1 Manning Depot, Toronto, 7-24 June 1940. Trained at No.1 ITS (24 June to 21 July 1940), No.4 EFTS (21 July to 6 October 1940) and No.31 SFTS (6 October 1940 to 8 January 1941). Central Flying School, Trenton (8 January to 10 April 1941, on Flying Instructors Course No.30, 3 February to 22 March 1941). Instructed at No.11 SFTS, 11 April to 30 July 1941, at CFS, Trenton, 31 July 1941 to 24 April 1942, and at No.16 SFTS, 25 April 1942 to 24 January 1943. Commissioned 31 March 1942. At "Y" Depot, Halifax, 25 January to 18 February 1943. No.421 Squadron, 10 August 1943 to 16 May 1943; No.403 Squadron, 16 May to 28 August 1944. Returned to Canada, flew Kittyhawks with No.133 Squadron (11 December 1944 to 28 January 1945) and No.135 Squadron (29 January to 7 September 1945). Transferred to Reserve, 1 October 1945; to Special Reserve (full employment), 3 April 1946; to Regular Force, October 1946. Flew in Korea; prisoner 1952-1954. Retired 1967. Credited with the following victories: 26 August 1943, one Bf.109 destroyed (shared with three othrs); 22 October 1943, one FW.190 destroyed; 20 December 1943. two FW.190s and one Bf.109 destroyed; 28 June 1944, one FW.190 destroyed; 2 July 1944, one Bf.109 destroyed and one Bf.109 damaged; 16 July 1944, two Bf.109s destroyed. Photo PL-22152 shows him signing documents; PL-75594 is a postwar portrait.