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Alan Arnett Mcleod
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first enrolled in the military at age 14
enrolled in the 34th Fort Garry Horse actual date not known -
ww1 starts
when the war started alan was sent home because he was under age -
trip to france
His trip over was relatively eventful, nearing the coast of Ireland they were chased by a surfaced U-boat and had to put in to port for several days to shake off the Germans. He arrived in London on September 1, 1917. -
becoming a pilot part 1
He tried to enroll in the cadet wing of the Royal Flying Corps then taking enlistment in Toronto. They insisted on a birth certificate, when they saw he was 17 he was rejected, but they promised to process his application when he turned 18. As soon as he turned 18 he quit school and headed to Winnipeg to start his enrollment in the RFC. real date unknown -
becoming a pilot part 2
graduated with fewer than 50 hours of flying experience. On August 20, 1917 he was shipped off to France in the Matagama as a new 2nd Lieutenant in the RFC. actual date unknown -
flying at night
Alan posted to 51 Squadron, a Home Defence squadron flying an antiquated R.A.F. BE12 "fighter" against Zeppelins at night. It turned out that night flying was very hazardous, as there were so many things that could go wrong.actual date unknown -
transfered
By November, 1917 many pilots had been killed in the battles for Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele.He managed to convince the general in command of his group to change his age to 19 on his forms, and he was sent to the Pilot Pool at St. Omer, France. However, he still didn't get into a scout aircraft. Many of the pilots and machines lost in the fighting were reconnaissance aircraft doing artillery spotting and aerial photography of German positions. He went to war as a two-seat bomber pilot, so he pr -
new gunner
McLeod got a new gunner, Lt. A.W. Hammond. -
the great adventure
The morning of March 27 dawned and they took off on the mission to Bray-sur-Somme, but lost their way in fog and running into more problems along the way However, McLeod and Hammond continued on with their original mission. Before they could begin a bomb run a Fokker Dridecker appeared but mcleod and Hammond managed to down it.while distracted 6 more planes appeared and they were really in trouble know. There plane was shot in the belly and 4 bullets eneded up planted in mcloed and a few in hamm -
victoria cross
awarded the victoria cross in england -
death
allan died not from war but from the spanish infuenza that was in canada when he came home from war. he died 5 days before the armistice was sighned
