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Hamish Mahaddie
| Group Captain Hamish Mahaddie DSO DFC (deceased) Group Captain Thomas Gilbert 'Hamish' Mahaddie. DSO, DFC, AFC.. CzMC. Nos 7, 55, and 77 Squadrons. Born In Keith, Edinburgh, on 19 March 1911. He joined the RAF as a part of the 17th Entry at Halton in 1928 and trained as a metal rigger, after which he was posted to Cranwell on ground servicing duties. In 1933 he boarded a troopship bound for the Middle East where he joined No 4 FTS at Abu Suler for pilot training. He gained his wings in 1935 and his first air crew posting was to No 55 Squadron at Hinaldi flying Westland Wapitis. On his return to England in 1937 he joined No 77 Squadron flying Whitleys from Driffield. During World War II he completed a tour of operations with No 77 Squadron before moving to Klnloss to instruct with No 14 OTU. He completed another tour, this time with No 7 Squadron at Oakington on Stirlings, before joining HQ Staff of No 8 (Pathfinder) Group. Group Captain Mahaddie finished the war as Station Commander at RAF Warboys, home of PFF Navigation Training Unit. In June 1945 he was appointed to command No 111 Wing in Germany followed by a spell at the Staff College, Haifa, In 1947. His postwar duties also included two tours of duty at the Air Ministry, as OC Flying Wing at Binbrook, and also as Station Commander at Sylt and Butzwellerhof in Germany. He finally retired from the RAF in 1958 and has since been involved with the film Industry as an aviation consultant specialising in electronics for all three services. Hamish Mahaddie died 16th January 1997. |
Items Signed by Group Captain Hamish Mahaddie DSO DFC (deceased) |
| Operation Ebensburg by Ivan Berryman. (D) Price : £360.00 | Sunday 8th April 1945. Halifax B.II Series 1 (Special) JP254 of 148 Special Duties Squadron, RAF piloted by Pilot officer Bill Leckie is depicted approaching the drop zone near to the Alt Aussee salt mine in the Austrian Alps to drop four SOE agents...... | |
| SOE Drop by Ivan Berryman. (C) Price : £420.00 | Halifax B.II Series 1 (Special) JP254 of 148 Special Duties Squadron, RAF is depicted over the drop zone near to the Alt Aussee salt mine in the Austrian Alps as two of the four SOE agents exit the bomber via the crew access door. Their mission was...... | |
| Clipped Signature - Hamish Mahaddie. Price : £50.00 | Joining the RAF in 1928, he gained his wings in 1935 and flew Whitleys with No.77 Sqn, completing a tour before joining No.7 Sqn flying Stirlings for a second tour. He then joined HQ Staff of No.8 Pathfinder Group until the end of the war, finally ...... | |
| Target Peenemunde by Robert Taylor. Price : £265.00 | On the evening of 17th August 1943, a total of 596 aircraft of RAF Bomber Command, spearheaded by the Pathfinder Force, set out on what called for, and what became, the most precise bombing raid of the war. Success was vital. The target was a secl...... | |
| Target Peenemunde by Robert Taylor. (AP) SOLD OUT | On the evening of 17th August 1943, a total of 596 aircraft of RAF Bomber Command, spearheaded by the Pathfinder Force, set out on what called for, and what became, the most precise bombing raid of the war. Success was vital. The target was a secl...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Target Peenemunde by Robert Taylor. (B) SOLD OUT | On the evening of 17th August 1943, a total of 596 aircraft of RAF Bomber Command, spearheaded by the Pathfinder Force, set out on what called for, and what became, the most precise bombing raid of the war. Success was vital. The target was a secl...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Leading the Way by Gerald Coulson. (B) SOLD OUT | On August 15th 1942, under the leadership of Don Bennet, a new group was formed from Bomber Command to develop specialised target finding and target marking. Made up purely from experienced volunteers, this elite and highly trained group of men were...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Stirlings Outward Bound by Robert Taylor. Price : £140.00 | The Short Stirling was the RAFs first four-engined bomber but was handicapped by a low operational ceiling. Thus, Stirling crews spent much of their time flying through the flak rather than above flak. However, the Stirling possessed a strong, highl...... | |
| White-out at Breighton - Tribute to No.78 Squadron by Ivan Berryman. (C) Price : £420.00 | With the departure of No 1 Group in May 1943, No 4 Group's 78 Sqn Halifaxes arrived at Breighton in Yorkshire from where they would continue to operate until the end of the war. Halifax III LW291 (EY-M) is depicted snowbound in the Winter of 19...... | |
| Enemy Coast Ahead by M A Kinnear. (AP) Price : £190.00 | ...... |
| Enemy Coast Ahead by M A Kinnear (B) SOLD OUT | Avro Lancaster W4118 (ZN-Y) piloted by Wing Commander G.P. Gibson CO of 106 squadron en-route to attack Schneider Armament works at Le Creusot in 1942. ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
| Pathfinder Halifax by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Price : £320.00 | Remembered fondly by many RAF, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand bomber crews, the Halifax served many diverse roles in WWII, including service with Special Duties, dropping agents and supplies behind enemy lines. Halifax MkIIs of 35 Squadron, RA...... | |
| Escort for the Straggler by Robert Taylor. SOLD OUT | On April 25th 1945, the RAF despatched over 300 Lancasters to attack The Eagles Nest, Hitlers private mountain top castle at Berchstegaden. It was a symbolic raid, for the war was almost over, but it seemed appropriate that, after almost six years o...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Group Captain Hamish Mahaddie DSO DFC (deceased) |
| RAF Lancaster Bomber Print Pack. Pack Price : £340.00 Saving : £315 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Target Peenemunde by Robert Taylor. One Hundred Up! by Simon Atack. Operation Manna by Ivan Berryman. | |
Robert Taylor Lancaster Print Pack. Pack Price : £400.00 Saving : £235 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Target Peenemunde by Robert Taylor. Duel in the Dark by Robert Taylor. | ||
Avro Lancaster Print Pack by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £330.00 Saving : £165 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Target Peenemunde by Robert Taylor. Avro Lancaster B.1 by Ivan Berryman. (D) | ||
Lancaster Aircraft Aviation Print Pack by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £300.00 Saving : £135 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Target Peenemunde by Robert Taylor. Chadwick's Masterpiece by Ivan Berryman. | ||
WW2 Lancaster Bomber Prints by Robert Taylor and Gerald Coulson. Pack Price : £350.00 Saving : £150 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Target Peenemunde by Robert Taylor. Outbound Lancaster by Gerald Coulson. (C) |
Pilot and Aircrew Signed Lancaster Prints by Robert Taylor and Simon Smith. Pack Price : £325.00 Saving : £250 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Target Peenemunde by Robert Taylor. The Shining Sword by Simon Smith. | ||
Aircrew Signed Avro Lancaster Prints by Robert Taylor and Gerald Coulson. Pack Price : £320.00 Saving : £325 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Target Peenemunde by Robert Taylor. Summer Harvest by Gerald Coulson. (B) | ||
Signed Lancaster Bomber Art Prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £300.00 Saving : £150 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Target Peenemunde by Robert Taylor. Gunner's Moon by Ivan Berryman. (C) | ||
Crew Signed Avro Lancaster Aviation Prints by Robert Taylor and Ivan Berryman. Pack Price : £320.00 Saving : £170 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Target Peenemunde by Robert Taylor. Nursing Her Home by Ivan Berryman. (B) | ||
Signed Avro Lancaster Bomber Aviation Art Prints by Robert Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £400.00 Saving : £175 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Target Peenemunde by Robert Taylor. Home at Dawn by Nicolas Trudgian. |
Classic Lancaster Bomber Prints by Nicolas Trudgian and Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £370.00 Saving : £295 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Target Peenemunde by Robert Taylor. Bomber Force by Nicolas Trudgian. | ||
Crew Signed Avro Lancaster WW2 Bomber Prints by Robert Taylor and Nicolas Trudgian. Pack Price : £300.00 Saving : £160 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Target Peenemunde by Robert Taylor. Mynarskis Lanc by Nicolas Trudgian. | ||
WW2 Lancaster Bomber Prints by Nicolas Trudgian and Robert Taylor. Pack Price : £320.00 Saving : £225 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Target Peenemunde by Robert Taylor. Moonlight Hunter by Nicolas Trudgian. |
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