Donald McNaughton (Canadian general)

Donald McNaughton
Born August 1934 (age 80)
Perth, Ontario
Allegiance  Canada
Service/branch Royal Canadian Air Force / Canadian Forces
Years of service 1952 - 1989
Rank Lieutenant-General
Commands held 427 Squadron
CFB Winnipeg
10 Tactical Air Group
Air Command
Awards Commander of the Order of Military Merit
Canadian Forces Decoration

Lieutenant-General Donald Malcolm McNaughton CMM, CD (born August 1934) is a retired Canadian air force general who was Commander, Air Command in Canada from 1985 to 1986.[1][2]

Career

McNaughton joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1952 and trained as a fighter pilot flying F-86 Sabre aircraft.[3] He became Commanding Officer of 427 Squadron in 1973, Deputy Chief of Staff Operations Support at Mobile Command in 1974 and Deputy Commander of 10 Tactical Air Group in 1975 (during which posting he served as Deputy Commander of the Canadian United Nations contingent in the Middle East).[4] He went on to be Base Commander of CFB Winnipeg in 1977, Director General in the Air Branch in the National Defence Headquarters in 1978 and Commander of 10 Tactical Air Group in 1981.[3] After that he became Deputy Commander, Air Command in 1982, Commander, Air Command in 1985 and Deputy Commander of NORAD in 1986 before retiring in 1989.[3]

References

  1. "The Order of Military Merit". Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  2. NORAD's Deputy Commander; Coming home to Perth: (Final Edition) Payne, Elizabeth. The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, Ontario) 17 September 1989
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "427 Squadron Association - Biography page". 427squadron.com. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  4. "1989 Speaker Lieutenant-General Donald M. McNaughton". iafnc.org. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
Military offices
Preceded by
P.D. Manson
Commander, Air Command
1985 - 1986
Succeeded by
L.A. Ashley