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David Clyne

David Clyne

Scottish footballer

David Johnston Robertson Clyne (1 July 1916 – 12 May 1944) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a right back in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[1] He was capped by Scotland at amateur level.[4]

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Personal life

Clyne served as a flight sergeant in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War.[5] On 12 May 1944, Clyne took off from RAF Oban with 9 aboard in a Catalina flying boat to conduct a training exercise.[6] Over Vatersay, Clyne became disoriented and the plane crashed into Heisheaval Beag hill, killing himself and two passengers.[3][6] He was buried in Riddrie Park Cemetery, Glasgow.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Clyne, David Johnston Robertson". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Remembering The Vatersay Catalina 75th Anniversary – Early Day Motions". edm.parliament.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  4. [4]
    McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George. "Forgotten Glories – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). p. 325. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Queen's Park Football Club 1867–2017: 150 Years in Scottish Football......And Beyond" (PDF). p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  6. [6]
    "Wartime air-crash recalled". welovetheisleofharris.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.


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