Flight Lt CS McClure
Cameron Surtees McClure
- Rank
- Flight Lt
- Honours
- DFC
- School
- Rondebosch Boys' High School
- Fate
- Killed in action
- In the book
- Pages 79
From the book
More than a “Few” South Africans
The raid leader, Squadron Leader JD Nettleton, the first Lancaster pilot to be awarded the “Victoria Cross” landed his badly damaged Lancaster off course in Blackpool after over 10 hours of flying ending his 16th operational sortie. His Rhodesian born and Michaelhouse educated co-pilot, Pilot Officer PA Dorehill and Flight Lt CSC McClure, a Rhodesian named on the “Roll of Honour” at Rondebosch Boys High in Cape Town were awarded the “Distinguished Flying Cross” while South African crew member Flight Sgt CF Churchill, earned a “Distinguished Flying Medal”.
More than a “Few” South Africans
Two of the squadron’s Lancaster’s failed to return from the May 8th Heinkel aircraft factory raid leaving no survivors. Casualties included 32-year-old Cameron Surtis Cramner McClure a crew member in the aircraft flown by their recently appointed commanding officer, 42-year-old Wing Commander PW Lynch -Blosse DFC.