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Cranston Fine Arts  Aviation Art World War One Veteran Signatures  Norman Macmillan |
Wing Commander Norman Macmillan OBE MC AFC
Serving in the military at the beginning of the first World War, he was a private in the Highland Light Infantry. After serving in the trenches for more than a year, he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps, flying the Sopwith 1 and a half Strutter and Camel with No.45 Sqn. Awarded the Military Cross, he had scored 9 victories before a flying accident saw him return to the UK out of action. After the war he became an instructor and test pilot, becoming Chief Test Pilot at Fairey Aviation. He wrote extensively on the subject of aviation and was a war correspondent for the RAF during World War Two. He died on 5th August 1976.
| Wing Commander Norman Macmillan OBE MC AFC - Signed Aviation Art |
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Clipped Signature - Norman Macmillan. This signature is from a piece of memorabilia which was flown in a Buccaneer in the 1970s. The Pilot and Navigator of that Buccaneer also signed the item. Norman Macmillan - Served in the first World War as a private in the Highland Light Infantry, then after a year in the trenches transferred to the Royal Flying Corps, flying the Sopwith 1 and a half Strutter and Camel with No.45 Sqn. Awarded the Military Cross, he had scored 9 victories before a flying accident saw him return to the UK out of action. After the war he became an instructor and test pilot, becoming Chief Test Pilot at Fairey Aviation. He died in 1976. A J Carolan - Buccaneer pilot with No.12 Sqn RAF in the 1970s. S I Stringer - Buccaneer navigator with No.12 Sqn RAF in the 1970s. Please note that this particular signature has been written in pen - not in pencil like most of our signatures. |
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