George Chisholm MacKay

George Chisholm MacKay
Born	17 May 1898 Sunderland, Ontario
Died	4 September 1973 (aged 75) Mimico, Ontario
Allegiance	George V^[1]
Service/branch	Royal Naval Air Service Royal Air Force
Rank	Captain
Unit	No. 13 Squad RNAS/No. 213 Squadron RAF
Battles/wars	First World War
Awards	Distinguished Flying Cross Order of Leopold (Belgium) Légion d'honneur (France) Croix de Guerre

George Chisholm MacKay DFC (17 May 1898 – 4 September 1973) was a Canadian First World War flying ace, officially credited with 18 victories.^[2]

References

Notes

^ Canadian airmen were required to complete an Attestation Paper in which they declared an oath of allegiance to King George the Fifth and agreed to serve in any arm of the service for the duration of the war between Great Britain and Germany. aerodrome.com
^ www.theaerodrome.com

Websites

"WWI Aces of Canada". www.theaerodrome.com. http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/canada/index.php. Retrieved 2008-06-14.

Aviation in World War I

People and aircraft	Commanders · Aces · Aircraft of the Entente Powers · Aircraft of the Central Powers · Zeppelins

Campaigns and battles	Strategic bombing (German, Cuxhaven) · Bombing of cities · Fokker Scourge · Flight over Vienna · Bloody April · Battles

Entente Powers air services	Australian Flying Corps · British air services (Royal Flying Corps, Royal Naval Air Service, Royal Air Force) · French Air Service · Imperial Russian Air Force · Italian Military Air Corps · United States Army Air Service · Greek air services (Army Air Service, Naval Air Service)

Central Powers air services	German air services (Army Air Service, Navy Air Service) · Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops · Ottoman Air Force · Bulgarian Army Aeroplane Section