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Fg Off Tim McElhaw
Early in March Tim McElhaw died in a Florida nursing home aged 91.
On 22 May 1948 Fg Off Tim McElhaw flying an RAF Spitfire FR18 shot down a Royal Egyptian Air Force Spitfire LF9 whilst it was attacking RAF Ramat David in Palestine.
Time McElhaw is still the last RAF pilot in an RAF aircraft to shoot down another aircraft in a contested air-to-air engagement.
For further details see: IAF v RAF
Early in March Tim McElhaw died in a Florida nursing home aged 91.
On 22 May 1948 Fg Off Tim McElhaw flying an RAF Spitfire FR18 shot down a Royal Egyptian Air Force Spitfire LF9 whilst it was attacking RAF Ramat David in Palestine.
Time McElhaw is still the last RAF pilot in an RAF aircraft to shoot down another aircraft in a contested air-to-air engagement.
For further details see: IAF v RAF
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Wing Commander T. J. McELHAW, B.A., M.B.I.M.
(58017), 14th Oct. 1981.
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/...pplement/13610
Wing Commander T. J. McELHAW, B.A., M.B.I.M.
(58017), 14th Oct. 1981.
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/...pplement/13610
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There is a War Museum recording of his career and exploits in the Middle East as a young flying officer in 1948; his posting to Korea; flying the Hunter and Canberra.
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80032975
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80032975
