Squadron Leader ‘Mac’ McIlroy, wireless operator who was shot down over France – obituary

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Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2021/03/18/squadron-leader-mac-mcilroy-wireless-operator-shot-france/ During the Cold War he specialized in signals and electronics, much of it top-secret, as well as guided-missile systems Squadron Leader William “Mac” McIlroy, who has died aged 99, was shot down during the Second World War, and later became a signals expert during a long career in the RAF. McIlroy was the wireless operator of a 408 Squadron Halifax bomber that took off from Leeming in North Yorkshire on the night of April 14 1943. It was his 28th operation. After successfully attacking Stuttgart, the bomber was…

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Flight Lieutenant Newton Reid Brydon

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My grandfather, Flight Lieutenant Newton Reid Brydon DFC served with the 408 Squadron in World War 2. He completed 47 bombing raids. No small task! He enlisted with his brother. Unfortunately his brother was killed after one week of action. Newton stayed in until the job was done. My mother just found a speech that he gave to a group of students in Hope BC where he lived in his later years. I sent it to my daughters principal today where she read it to the whole school. I hope…

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