Donald Sinclair Margach was a bomb aimer from Edinburgh, who died in July 1944 when serving with 582 Squadron of the Pathfinders. Like many Pathfinders, he had had a very interesting flying career prior to joining the PFF.
Pre-PFF
Before aircrew joined the Path Finder Force, many had had very eventful war service.
Air Sea Rescue – Allan Templeton
Some Pathfinders had very unusual – and dramatic – pre-Pathfinder war service. Allan Templeton was one of these … Pre-Pathfinder War Service: Allan Templeton
Mentioned in Despatches
Allan Templeton (his first name was Arthur but he was known by his second name) was a wireless operator from Newfoundland. He had a flying career packed with incident even before he joined the Pathfinders in February 1945. See: Pre-Pathfinder… Read More ›
The RAF and the Channel Dash
On 11 February 1942, the prestigious German battleships the Scharnhorst, the Gneisenau and the Prinz Eugen broke out of the westerly French port of Brest and sailed east, up the English Channel, in a break for the security of the German-controlled… Read More ›