A few things stand out.
No commission shown in the Canada Gazette. No DFC shown on Hugh's RCAF Honours and Awards database. No appearance on any RCAF casualty list in 1941. No service number shown in any of the usual places.
This is not available online but the highlighted part may help.
https://recherche-collection-search....cDonald&ecopy=
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Interview of Senator Alexander Hamilton "Hammy" McDonald; former leader of the Liberal Party in Saskatchewan (1954-1959) and Minister of Agriculture and Deputy Premier of Saskatchewan (1964-1965); by author Peter Stursberg, about: his family background; settling in Saskatchewan circa 1881; William Walter McDonald (his grandfather and Conservative Member of Parliament for Assiniboia East 1892); A.H. McDonald‹ €s his childhood in Saskatchewan; his education; effects of the Depression on Saskatchewan; the barter system; the Saskatchewan economy; his experiences during World War II; joining the RCAF in September 1940; Atlantic crossing 1941; Iceland circa 1941; Sheston; England (an Operational Training Unit); Taffy Jones; Johnny Kent; McDonald's first experience flying a Spitfire over London; the RCAF during World War II; pilots' training; the lack of fighter tactics; poor flying formations; the Battle of Britain; 136 Squadron in Peterhead, Scotland; 403rd Canadian Squadron; McDonald's combat experiences as a fighter pilot 1941-1942; aircraft; Spitfires; Buzz Beurling; military commissions and the Dieppe raid.
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