Date of birth:

September 5th, 1919 (Quilmes-Buenos Aires, Argentinia)

Date of death:

December 26th, 2007

Service number:

40113

Nationality:

British

Promotions:
Aeptember 5th, 1937: Acting Pilot Officer on probation;
July 12th, 1938: Pilot Officer;
January 12th, 1940: Flying Officer;
January 12th, 1941: Flight Lieutenant (war subs.);
March 1st, 1942: Temporary Squadron Leader;
May 4th, 1942: Squadron Leader (war subs.);
September 24th, 1945: Wing Commander (war subs.);
1947: Group Captain (war subs.).

Career:
July 1937: Royal Air Force;
?: No. 88 Squadron, Boscombe Down;
?: No. 145 Squadron;
?: Flight Commander No. 274 Squadron;
August 1944: Commanding Officer No. 274 Squadron;
?: Commanding Officer No. 258 Wing;
?: Air Attaché South America;
?: 1st UK Civil Air Attaché South America;
March 16th, 1948: Relinguished command (as Group Captain);
1951: Director Latin America, Bristol Aeroplane Company;
1960: Director South America, Canadair;
?: Manager Air Canada, South America.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Flying Officer

Unit:

No. 88 (Hong Kong) Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

November 5th, 1940

LG 34986/6393.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Flight Lieutenant

Unit:

No. 274 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

June 10th, 1941

Citation:
"This officer has displayed great skill in action against the enemy especially during recent operations over Maleme where he destroyed two enemy aircraft. Though subsequently forced to alight on the sea he succeeded in evading the enemy and at the end of six days rejoined his unit after a perilous journey. He has destroyed a total of nine enemy aircraft."

Second DFC awarded in the form of a bar to be worn on the ribbon of the first DFC.
LG 35187/3321.

• Photo 1: Tom MacNeill
• - The London Gazette of 21st September 1937, Issue 34437
  - The London Gazette of 19th July 1938, Issue 34533
  - The London Gazette of 19th January 1940, Issue 34776
  - The London Gazette of 5th November 1940, Issue 34986
  - The London Gazette of 21st February 1941, Issue 35083
  - The London Gazette of 10th June 1941, Issue 35187
  - The London Gazette of 27th March 1942, Issue 35503
  - Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 1st December 1942, Issue 35809, dated 4th December 1942
  - Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 20th November 1945, Issue 37362, dated 23rd November 1945
  - Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 2nd April 1948, Issue 38254, dated 6th April 1948
  - Battle of Britain London Monument