Date of birth:

February 6th, 1918 (Aberdeen/Aberdeenshire, Great Britain)

Date of death:

November 15th, 1969 (Northampton/Northamptonshire, Great Britain)

Service number:

654646 (NCO)/50208 (Officer)

Nationality:

British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Rear-gunner.

Promotions:
? Flight Sergeant
4 August, 1942: Pilot Officer on Probation (emergency)
4 February, 1943: Flying Officer on Probation (war sub)
4 August, 1944: Flight Lieutenant (war sub)
4 February, 1946 [1 november 1947]: Flight Lieutenant
20 September, 1948: Flight Lieutenants, short service (five years on
the active list and four years on the reserve) and transferred to the Physical Fitness Branch
6 May, 1952: Permanent Commission
22 March, 1966: Retirement retaining the rank of Squadron Leader

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Pilot Officer

Unit:

No. 218 (Gold Coast) Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

June 15th, 1943

Citation:
"Early in in his flying career during a flight to Kiel, this officer was responsible for the destruction of three Ju88's on the ground at an enemy airfield. In September, 1942, while on operations against Munich the bomber in which P/O McLennan was flying as air gunner was subjected to heavy anti-aircraft fire and severly damaged. Several of the crew were injured. A little later the aircraft was attacked by an enemy night fighter and only the cool courage displayed by P/O McLennan succeeded in driving it off."

• - The London Gazette Publication date:15 December 1942 Issue:35827Page:5506
  - The London Gazette Publication date:4 May 1943 Issue:36004Page:2050
  - The London Gazette Publication date:11 June 1943 Issue:36054Page:2730
  - The London Gazette Publication date:22 August 1944 Issue:36670Page:3949
  - The London Gazette Publication date:16 January 1948 Issue:38181Page:492
  - The London Gazette Publication date:8 October 1948 Issue:38427Page:5381
  - The London Gazette Publication date:10 October 1952 Issue:39669Page:5395
  - The London Gazette Publication date:1 April 1966 Issue:43941Page:3931
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