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Canadian air force general
Donald McNaughton
BornAugust 1934 (age 90)
Perth, Ontario
Allegiance Canada
Service / branchAir Command
Years of service1952–1989
RankLieutenant-General
Commands427 Squadron
CFB Winnipeg
10 Tactical Air Group
Air Command
AwardsCommander of the Order of Military Merit
Canadian Forces' Decoration

Lieutenant-General Donald Malcolm McNaughton CMM, CD (born August 1934) is a Canadian retired air force general who was Commander, Air Command in Canada from 1985 to 1986.

Career

McNaughton joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1952 and trained as a fighter pilot flying F-86 Sabre aircraft. He became Commanding Officer of 427 Squadron in 1973, Deputy Chief of Staff Operations Support at Mobile Command in 1974 and Deputy Commander of 10 Tactical Air Group in 1975 (during which posting he served as Deputy Commander of the Canadian United Nations contingent in the Middle East). He went on to be Base Commander of CFB Winnipeg in 1977, Director General in the Air Branch in the National Defence Headquarters in 1978 and Commander of 10 Tactical Air Group in 1981. After that he became Deputy Commander, Air Command in 1982, Commander, Air Command in 1985 and Deputy Commander of NORAD in 1986 before retiring in 1989.

Notes

  1. Known as Royal Canadian Air Force until 1968

References

  1. "The Order of Military Merit" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  2. NORAD's Deputy Commander; Coming home to Perth: (Final Edition) Payne, Elizabeth. The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, Ontario) 17 September 1989
  3. ^ "427 Squadron Association - Biography page". 427squadron.com. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  4. "1989 Speaker Lieutenant-General Donald M. McNaughton". iafnc.org. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
Military offices
Preceded byP D Manson Commander, Air Command
1985–1986
Succeeded byL A Ashley
Preceded byD C MacKenzie Deputy Commander of NORAD
1986–1989
Succeeded byR W Morton
Commanders of the Royal Canadian Air Force
Officers Commanding / Directors / Senior Air Officers
Chiefs of the Air Staff
Commanders, Air Command
Chiefs of the Air Staff
Commanders of the Royal Canadian Air Force
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