Air Vice Marshal Air vice-marshal (AVM) is a two-star air officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes u ...

Clifford Mackay McEwen CB, MC, DFC & Bar (2 July 1896 – 6 August 1967) was a

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in the British

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during

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and a senior commander in the

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during

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. His Second World War service culminated in his commanding

No. 6 Group RCAF No. 6 Group RCAF was a group of Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) heavy bomber squadrons in Europe during the Second World War, between 1942 and 1945. The group operated out of airfields in Yorkshire, England. History No. 6 Group was a Royal Cana ...

in England from 28 February 1944 to 13 July 1945. During his command the performance of the RCAF was greatly improved, becoming the most successful Allied bombing force in several ways. By late 1944 the RCAF had both the best survival rate and the highest accuracy of any bombing force.Morton, Desmond A Military History of Canada, Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1999 page 207. McEwen was born on 2 July 1896 in Griswold, Manitoba and grew up in

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, Saskatchewan.

References

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Encyclopaedia of Saskatchewan – McEwen, Clifford Mackay

Clifford MacKay McEwen

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