Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Pilot Officer

Unit:

No. 576 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

October 17th, 1944

Recommendation (dated 1 July 1944 when he had flown 30 sorties (151 hours 30 minutes)):
25 February to 24 June 1944:
25 February 1944 - Augsburg
15 March 1944 - Stuttgart
18 March 1944 - Frankfort
22 March 1944 - Frankfort
24 March 1944 - Berlin
30 March 1944 - Nuremburg
18 April 1944 - Rouen
20 April 1944 - Cologne
22 April 1944 - Dusseldorf
24 April 1944 - Karlsruhe
26 April 1944 - Essen
27 April 1944 - Friedrichshaven
30 April 1944 - Maintenon
3 May 1944 - Mailly
7 May 1944 - Rennes St.Jacques
9 May 1944 - Mardyck
11 May 1944 - Hasselt
21 May 1944 - Duisburg
22 May 1944 - Dortmund
24 May 1944 - Aachen
27 May 1944 - Aachen
6 June 1944 - Vire
9 June 1944 - Flers
12 June 1944 - Gelsenkirchen
14 June 1944 - Le Havre
16 June 1944 - Sterkrade
17 June 1944 - Aulnoye
19 June 1944 - Minoyecques
22 June 1944 - Saintes
24 June 1944 - Flers

Pilot Officer McIvor has completed thirty operational sorties as captain of a Lancaster bomber. He has attacked heavily defended targets in Germany and in enemy occupied Europe, including Berlin, Stuttgart and Nuremburg, and targets in the Ruhr. Pilot Officer McIvor\'s commendable courage and devotion to duty has inspired a high standard of morale in his crew and I strongly recommend his for the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross."

Invested with award 23 April 1949.