Person Profile

Shortt, Douglas O'Leary

1925–1946

Shortt, Douglas O'Leary

Biography

He emigrated to Canada in 1926.

Military Service

He served in the Royal Air Force. (Transferred to RNVR).

He was appointed as an A/Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RCNVR.

He served in RCAF Uplands for Initial Flying Training 1943.

He served in OUT.

He served in HMS Macaw.

He served in RNAS Rattray for 766 RN Squadron. (He died in a flying accident near Rattray Scotland on 11/03/1946 when his aircraft stalled on take-off.)

Aircraft Flown

Service Aircraft Flown: Harvard, Firefly, Barracuda

References

MacFarlane, John and General Robbie Hughes (1997)

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