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Shawn Christopher McCaughey

In memory of:

Captain Shawn Christopher McCaughey

May 18, 2007

Great Falls, Montana

Military Service

Age:

31

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

431 Air Demonstration Squadron

Citation(s):

Sacrifice Medal (Posthumous)

Additional Information

Born:

March 16, 1976
Candiac, Quebec

Enlistment:

January 10, 2000
Montreal, Quebec

Son of Ken and Rose-Edith McCaughey. Common-law husband of Claudia Marie Isabelle Gaudreault of Chicoutimi, Québec. Brother of Jennifer McCaughey.

Commemorated on Page 225 of the In the Service of Canada Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

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  • Photo of Shawn Christopher McCaughey– Canadian Forces Snowbirds pilot Shawn McCaughey, age 31, from Candiac, Quebec, died Friday May. 18 2007 after his plane crashed in Malmstrom, Montana during a rehearsal for two air shows. Photo: Canadian Forces Image Gallery

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    Photo of Shawn Christopher McCaughey – Canadian Forces Snowbirds pilot Shawn McCaughey, age 31, from Candiac, Quebec, died Friday May. 18 2007 after his plane crashed in Malmstrom, Montana during a rehearsal for two air shows. Photo: Canadian Forces Image Gallery
  • Funeral of Shawn Christopher McCaughey– Fellow Snowbird pilots carry the casket of fallen Snowbirds pilot Shawn McCaughey during a funeral service on 15 Wing Moose Jaw Base on May 25, 2007. Photo: (CP / Troy Fleece)

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    Funeral of Shawn Christopher McCaughey
    Funeral of Shawn Christopher McCaughey – Fellow Snowbird pilots carry the casket of fallen Snowbirds pilot Shawn McCaughey during a funeral service on 15 Wing Moose Jaw Base on May 25, 2007. Photo: (CP / Troy Fleece)
  • Poem– Tribute to fallen Snowbirds pilot Shawn McCaughey.

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    Poem – Tribute to fallen Snowbirds pilot Shawn McCaughey.

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