Wilfred McClaughry, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wilfred McClaughry

Royal Air Force air marshals

Date of Birth: 26-Nov-1894

Place of Birth: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Date of Death: 04-Jan-1943

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Air Vice Marshal Wilfred Ashton McClaughry, (26 November 1894 – 4 January 1943), born Wilfred Ashton McCloughry, was an Australian aviator and air commander who served in the Australian Flying Corps during the First World War and Royal Air Force in the Second World War.
His senior commands included: British Forces Aden (1930s), and; No.
9 Group RAF, and Air Officer Commanding Air Officer Commanding Allied Headquarters Egypt (both during the Second World War).
McClaughry was killed, while a passenger, in a flying accident in Cairo in 1943.