Biography
He emigrated to Canada at a young age.
He was a graduate of Curtiss Flying School.
Military Service
He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 06/12/1915).
He was appointed as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 06/12/1915).
He served in RNAS Felixstowe 1916.
He was appointed as a Flight Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 30/06/1917).
He served in RN Air Station Great Yarmouth 1917.
He was appointed as a Flight Commander (Temp.) RNAS. (Transferred to RAF) 1918.
He was appointed as a Major RAF.
He served in RAF Yarmouth 1918.
He was appointed as a Lieutenant Colonel.
He served as Commanding Officer #1 Wing Canadian Air Force (Shoreham) as Commanding Officer 1919.
He was appointed as a Lieutenant Colonel (Commanding Ist Central Ontario Regiment).
He served as Director Flying Operations Canadian Air Board 1919.
He was appointed as a Member Canadian Air Board 1921-22.
He served in Boys Training Wing Halton RAF 1922.
He served in the RN Staff College 1922-23.
He served in HQ Staff Coastal Command 1923-25.
He served as Commanding Officer (RAF) H.M.S. Hermes (Aircraft Carrier) 1925-27.
He served as Commanding Officer (RAF) H.M.S. Courageous (Aircraft Carrier) 1927-29.
He served as Commanding Officer RAF Station Bircham Newton 1929-31.
He served in RAF Marine Experimental Station Felixstowe 1931.
He served as Commanding Officer #210 RAF Flying Boat Squadron 1931.
He served as Commanding Officer RAF Station Hendon 1933-35.
He served as Superintendent RAF Reserve 1933-35.
He served as AdC to HM the King 1936.
He served as Director of Training Air Ministry 1935-38.
He served as Commanding Officer RAF Mediteranean 1938-39, (Transferred to RCAF) 1940.
He was appointed as a Air Vice Marshall RCAF.
He served as Director of Training RCAF 1940.
He served as a Member Air Council for Training RCAF 1940.
He served as A/Chief of Air Staff RCAF 1944-47.
He was appointed as a Air Marshall RCAF.
He served as Chief of Air Staff RCAF 1944-7. (He was retired in 1947.)
Aircraft Flown
He destroyed the Zepplins L-22 (off Texel Island) in 1917 and L-70 in 1918. Carried more than 100 sorties in World War One.)
References
- Hiorth, D. (1995)
- Grant, Scottie & Bob Murray (nd)
- Blatherwick, John (1992)
- MacFarlane, John and General Robbie Hughes (1997)
- MacFarlane, John M. (1994)
