MacDonald, William Mary Laurence
- Date of birth:
- August 11th, 1908 (County Cork, Ireland)
- Date of death:
- November 9th, 1984
- Service number:
- 28045
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
Career:
1 Oct 1938: Officer Commanding, No 150 Sqn.
1 Jul 1940: Air Staff, HQ No 1 Group.
Nov 1943: Officer Commanding, No 137 Wing.
20 Nov 1944: AOA, HQ No 84 (Composite) Group.
1946: Commandant, Central Flying School.
1948: Exchange posting with USAF.
1950: Deputy Director of Plans (Joint Planning Staff).
1 Apr 1952: AOC, No 230 Group.
1 Jun 1952: AOC, AHQ Singapore.
8 Sep 1954: Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Intelligence).
26 Nov 1958: C in C, Middle East Air Force.
16 Aug 1960: The Administrator, Sovereign Base Areas - Cyprus.
1 Mar 1961: C in C, Near East Air Force/Commander, British Forces Near East.
22 Oct 1962: Air Secretary
6 Apr 1965 - 12 Aug 1966: Air ADC to The Queen
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Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Squadron Leader
- Unit:
- No. 150 Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- February 20th, 1940
The Fairey Battle airplane flown by S/L MacDonald returned safely to its base RAF Ecury-sur-Coole, France."
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Wing Commander
- Unit:
- HQ, No. 1 Group, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- June 2nd, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Wing Commander
- Unit:
- HQ, No. 84 (Composite) Group, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1945
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Wing Commander
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1946
- Rank:
- Acting Air Vice Marshal
- Awarded on:
- January 2nd, 1956
- Rank:
- Acting Air Marshal
- Awarded on:
- January 1st, 1959
- Rank:
- Air Chief Marshal
- Awarded on:
- June 12th, 1965
Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
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