Under a year later in August 1915, MacLean took up command of No. 8 Squadron and in 1916 he became the Commandant of the Central Flying School.
Archibald MacLean, officer in the Royal Scots, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force
Maclean's | Archibald Prize | John Archibald Wheeler | Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet | Maclean Rogers | Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell | Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery | Archibald MacLeish | Archibald Geikie | Fitzroy Maclean | Archibald Menzies | Archibald McIndoe | Sorley MacLean | Archibald Cox | Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford | Paul D. MacLean | Norman Maclean | Craig MacLean | Archibald Wavell | Archibald Leitch | Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus | Alistair MacLean | Maclean-Hunter | Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso | Archibald Prentice | Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton | Archibald Keightley Nicholson | Archibald Hill | Archibald Garrod | Archibald Douglas, Parson of Douglas |
Born at Kilfinichen, he was the fifth son of Rev. Neil McLeod (1729-1780) M.A., a native of St Kilda, and Margaret MacLean (1737-1789), daughter of Rev. Archibald MacLean (b.1683) M.A., of the MacLeans of Boreray, North Uist.