Malcolm Plaw MacLeod
Lieutenant Malcolm Plaw MacLeod (1897-1960) was a Canadian flying ace. He was credited with seven aerial victories scored during the closing days of World War I. He then returned to Canada to complete his education and work as a stockbroker until World War II, when he served in the Royal Canadian Air Force for the war's duration. Early life Malcolm Plaw MacLeod was born in the province of Ontario, Canada, on 24 January 1897. Two differing sources place his birthplace as approximately 60 miles (95 km) northwest of Ottawa, Ontario. Both Arnprior and Renfrew are named as his native town. MacLeod attended Kimberley Public School from 1905 until 1910; in 1911, he began study at the newly established University of Toronto Schools, matriculating there until 1917. On 13 August 1917, young MacLeod was commissioned a temporary second lieutenant on probation in the Royal Flying Corps. World War I Just over a year after his appointment as an officer, on 17 August 1918, MacLeod joined No. 41 Squadron of the newly formed Royal Air Force as a Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a pilot. On 30 August at 1730 hours, he scored his first aerial victory, driving a Fokker D.VII down out of