1. In February 1916, Frederick McCall enlisted with the 175th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.
12 Facts About Frederick McCall
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Frederick McCall expressed interest in transferring from the army to the Royal Flying Corps, and received a commission as a lieutenant pilot trainee in March 1917.
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Frederick McCall was awarded the Military Cross "for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty", and two weeks later the accompanying Bar for downing an enemy scout aircraft while on a mission to take photographs.
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Frederick McCall was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross after scoring four 'kills' in May 1918.
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On 28 June 1918, Frederick McCall downed four enemy aircraft, including one shared with Eric John Stephens.
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On 30 June 1918, now Captain Frederick McCall downed five more Germans, four in the morning and the fifth that evening.
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Frederick McCall was ordered to England, and eventually to Canada, on convalescent leave.
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The armistice ending World War I was signed while Frederick McCall was in Canada recuperating from illness.
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Frederick McCall founded his own company, McCall Aero Corporation Limited, in 1920.
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Frederick McCall worked to encourage the formation of Canadian flying clubs in the inter-war years.
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Frederick McCall died in Calgary Alberta on 22 January 1949 at the age of 52.
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Freddie Frederick McCall appears in exhibits in several museums in and around Calgary, such as the Glenbow Museum and the Calgary Aerospace Museum.