James MacLachlan
Squadron Leader James Archibald Findlay MacLachlan DSO, DFC amp Two Bars was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War. MacLachlan was credited withGerman and Italian aircraft shot down in approximately 250 missions7 were at night of which two were achieved over Malta in 1941 andover France in 1942.
James MacLachlan was born onApril 1919 at Styal in Cheshire, the second of six children of Hugh MacLachlan and his wife Helen . The MacLachlans lived in the family home in Styal, where Hugh was employed as an oil and chemical manufacturer until his premature death in 1928 from peritonitis. Following their fathers death the family moved to Southampton to be close to Helens parents. Her father Archibald OrrEwing was connected with the Plymouth Brethren, China Inland Mission and the missionary field. His influence resulted in James enrolling at King Edwards evangelical school for two years. After completing his preliminary education James boarded at the Anglican Monkton Combe School in September 1931 aged 12. James brothers, Hugh Jnr, Gordon and Archie would follow him through the institution.
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