Mc CLARTY Stanley Malcolm (F/L) RCAF n° J14006

 

Distinguished Flying Cross
Annonce parue dans le London Gazette le 15 janvier 1944

This officer has displayed exceptional keenness for operational flying. He has taken part in a large number of varied sorties and has set a fine example of skill and tenacity. He has effectively attacked very many mechanical vehicles and several locomotives. In air fighting he has destroyed three enemy aircraft.

NOTE: DHist file 181.009 D.2833 (RG.24 Volume 20632) has recommendation dated 26 October 1944 which bears comparison. As of that date he had flown 164 sorties (202 hours 25 minutes and was commanding "B" Flight:

Flight Lieutenant McClarty has continually proven himself to be an exceptional fighter pilot in his extraordinary keenness and ability to attack the enemy on the ground and in the air. As a Flight Commander and a leader of many dive-bombing sorties, his results have been particularly praiseworthy. At all times his leadership has materially contributed to the successes of the squadron. In combat he has destroyed three enemy aircraft, probably destroyed one and damaged two others. In particular, in one sortie he destroyed two and damaged a third enemy aircraft. Against ground targets he has destroyed and damaged 65 MET [Mechanical Enemy Transport] and damaged nine locomotives. In order to achieve this score he has attacked wherever the enemy could be found, often in areas very heavily defended by flak. His complete disregard for enemy opposition and his continued successes have won the deepest respect and admiration of the squadron.