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David  Lindsay  Pitcher  
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  Rank, Service
Sergeant,  Royal Canadian Air Force
  Veteran of:
Royal Canadian Air Force 1980-1995
  Tribute:

David Pitcher was born on October 27, 1959, in North York, Ontario, Canada. He enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force on February 21, 1980, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and served as an Air Defense Technician. He was killed while serving as an E-3 Sentry Battle Director Technician with the 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron of the United States Air Force at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, when the E-3B Sentry (Call Sign "Yukla 27") that he was aboard crashed shortly after takeoff on September 22, 1995. David Pitcher was buried at the Saint Andrew Cemetery in Lac-des-Plages, Quebec, Canada. Canada's Air Defense Complex, which opened on October 12, 2006, in North Bay, Ontario, is named in his honor. Sgt Pitcher is the only Canadian Air Defense Technician to die in the line of duty.

His Meritorious Service Medal Citation, awarded by the United States Air Force, reads:

Members of Flight Yukla 27 distinguished themselves in the performance of outstanding service to the United States and Canada while serving as E-3 Airborne Warning and Air Control Systems air crew members assigned to 3rd Wing, 962nd Airborne Air Control Squadron and the 381st Air Intelligence Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. They consistantly demonstrated outstanding airmanship while providing long range airborne surveillance, detection, identification, and command and control during deployed operations and in the Alaska region. All were dedicated volunteers selflessly serving, and fully committed to the defense of their nations and the Alaska region. Our memory of these airmen will forever be of professionals who stepped to the front and answered the call to duty and made the ultimate sacrifice in the cause of peace and freedom. The distinctive accomplishments of each of these individuals reflect credit upon themselves, the United States Air Force, and Canadian Forces.

  




 


 

 
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