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Lloyd Chadburn


Lloyd Chadburn, a native of Oshawa, became a wing commander in the Royal Canadian Air Force at the age of twenty-one. He was considered a flying ace and was one of Canada's most distinguished pilots. Chadburn was awarded with the Distinguished Service Order and the Distinguished Flying Cross for his leadership in action. Unfortunately, Chadburn was killed in action after a collision over France with another Spitfire, on June 13th, 1944. He is buried in the Ranville War Cemetery located in France. Chadburn was only 25.

In 1943, Wing Commander Lloyd Chadburn visited Oshawa and the 151 Air Cadet Squadron. During this visit, Chadburn gave his permission for the 151 Squadron to bear his name. From then on, they were and are still known as the Chadburn Squadron.
This excerpt is from the June 10th 1944 edition of the Oshawa Times- Gazette:

"Cadets of the Oshawa (Chadburn) Squadron should be very proud in the knowledge that Wing Commander Chadburn, whose name we carry, was one of the fighter pilots forming the protective roof over the invasion [D-Day] on Tuesday last. Wing Commander Chadburn's last visit to Oshawa was very short but interesting. His new visit should be more interesting to all cadets."

Little did they know that 3 days after this was written, Lloyd Chadburn would die, flying in his Spitfire.