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Lawrence McMILLAN DFC
KIA 1945-05-09 Spitfire PM142.
#400 Squadron City Of Toronto Squadron (Percussuri Vigiles). F/L McMillan was on a photo reconnaissance mission covering the withdrawl of German ships proceeding from Danish waters off the east coast of Denmark when he was hit by anti-aircraft fire from the German ships; the aircraft blew up in flight. His unarmed Spitfire aircraft #PM 142 was shot down the day after hostilities had ceased in Europe. These same ships had been attacked by Russian aircraft earlier in the day. Strong retaliatory action was taken against the German ships for violating the cease fire. This information was provided by B. Hansen a Danish researcher from Copenhagen. Flight Lieutenant Pilot McMillan has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede memorial.
