Robert Henry McIntosh
Robert Henry McIntosh | |
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| Born | 23 September 1894 |
| Died | 1983 |
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Robert Henry McIntosh (23 September 1894–1983), also known as All-Weather Mac following his ability to land safely in a six passenger Handley Page 0/400 in dense fog at Croydon Airport in October 1921, was a British wing commander and one of Imperial Airways' 16 original pilots.[1][2] In 1927, he made unsuccessful attempts to fly at first across the Atlantic with James Fitzmaurice and then to fly to India and back with Bert Hinkler, both on the aircraft Princess Xenia, a Dutch Fokker F.VIIa.[3][4][5]
A road, McIntosh Close, in Roundshaw, London Borough of Sutton, is named after him.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Cluett, Douglas; Nash, Joanna; Learmonth, Bob (1977). "3. Croydon Aerodrome: customs Airport of London". The first Croydon Airport 1915-1928. Sutton: London Borough of Sutton. pp. 48–51. ISBN 0-950-3224-3-1.
- ^ Robert Henry McIntosh (1963). All-Weather Mac: The Autobiography of Wing-Commander R.H. McIntosh, D.F.C., A.F.C. Macdonald.
- ^ O'Connor, Derek (30 October 2014). "The Adventures of Flying Fitz". HistoryNet. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ Dymock, D.R. (2013). "5. A pretty battered old baby". Hustling Hinkler: The short tumultuous life of a trailblazing Australian aviator. Hachette Australia. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-7336-2983-9.
- ^ "Name McIntosh, Robert Henry Date of Birth: 23 September 1894". National Archives. 1918–1919. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Bogle, Joanna; Cluett, Douglas; Learmonth, Bob (2003). "9". Croydon Airport: from war to peace. London Borough of Sutton Heritage Service. p. 146. ISBN 0-907335-43-8.
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