Harold Martin (RAF officer)
Air Marshal Sir Harold Brownlow Morgan "Micky" Martin, KCB, DSO & Bar, DFC & Two Bars, AFC (27 February 1918 – 3 November 1988) was an Australian bomber pilot and senior commander in the Royal Air Force (RAF). He took part in Operation Chastise, the RAF's "Dambusters" raid in 1943, and was described by journalist Sir Max Hastings as "one of the three great bomber pilots of the war". He rose to become a senior officer in the RAF, commanding RAF Germany and later serving as Air Member for Personnel, a member of the Air Council, the RAF's controlling body.
Harold Brownlow Morgan Martin | |
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Flight Lieutenant Micky Martin, June 1943 | |
| Nickname(s) | Micky |
| Born | 27 February 1918 Edgecliff, Australia |
| Died | 3 November 1988 (aged 70) London, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1940–1974 |
| Rank | Air Marshal |
| Unit | No. 455 Squadron RAAF (1941–42) No. 50 Squadron RAF (1942) No. 515 Squadron RAF (1944) |
| Commands held | Air Member for Personnel (1973–74) Royal Air Force Germany (1970–73) No. 38 Group RAF (1967–70) RAF Nicosia (c.1960–62) No. 617 Squadron RAF (1943) |
| Battles/wars | Second World War
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| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order & Bar Distinguished Flying Cross & Two Bars Air Force Cross |
| Other work | Advisor, Hawker Siddeley |
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