Robert Henry McIntosh

Robert Henry McIntosh (1894 - 1983), also known as All-Weather Mac for his ability to fly in foggy and difficult conditions, was one of Imperial Airways' 16 original pilots. 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. In 1962, he was the subject of Eamonn Andrews' This is Your Life.[2][1][3][4][5]

Robert McIntosh[1]

McIntosh died in 1983. He was then known as Wing Commander Robert Henry McIntosh, DFC, AFC.

References
  1. "The Pilots of Imperial Airways". www.afleetingpeace.org. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  2. Robert Henry McIntosh (1963). All-Weather Mac: The Autobiography of Wing-Commander R.H. McIntosh, D.F.C., A.F.C. Macdonald.
  3. "Robert McIntosh". www.bigredbook.info. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. O'Connor, Derek (30 October 2014). "The Adventures of Flying Fitz". HistoryNet. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  5. Dymock, D.R. (2013). Hustling Hinkler: The short tumultuous life of a trailblazing Australian aviator. Hachette Australia. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-7336-2983-9.
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