COMRADE J.L. MacDougall

Comrade MacDougall joined the R.C.A.F. in 1951 as an Airframe Technician. After recruit training he was transferred to 426(T) Lachine, Quebec. In 1956 he was transferred to 436(T) Sqn in Downsview, Ont. where he would participate in Canada’s first UN Tour during the Suez Canal War. Two years later Comrade MacDougall would return to Canada to remuster to Flight Engineer. During his ten years with Transport Command he would fly on C-119 Flying Boxcars, Northstars, and C-130 Hercules. Comrade MacDougall would also participate in many more UN Missions prior to his posting to Greenwood in 1970 which included Egypt, Yemen, Congo, Zambia and a humanitarian mission to Biafra.

Once in Greenwood Comrade MacDougall would spend the rest of his career flying on the Argus, retiring in 1985 as CWO with over 12,000 flight hours and 34 years of service. He has been a member of the Legion for over 29 yrs and spends his time as owner/operator of J.L. Taxi. Kingston Legion Br. 98 is proud to present Comrade MacDougall as “VETERAN OF THE MONTH” for January /2009