Hamish Mahaddie | |
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 T. G. "Hamish" Mahaddie | |
| Nickname(s) | Hamish |
| Born | 19 March 1911 Leith, Scotland |
| Died | 16 January 1997 (aged 85) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1928–1959 |
| Rank | Group captain |
| Commands | RAF Butzweilerhof RAF Sylt No. 111 Wing RAF RAF Warboys |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order Distinguished Flying Cross Air Force Cross & Bar Mentioned in Despatches (3) War Cross (Czechoslovakia) |
Group Captain Thomas Gilbert "Hamish" Mahaddie, DSO, DFC, AFC & Bar, FRAeS (19 March 1911 – 16 January 1997) was a Scotsman who served in the Royal Air Force (RAF). As a youth he was selected for an apprentice programme and was trained as an RAF ground crew "metal rigger". He had earned his wings and reached the rank of sergeant pilot by the outbreak of the Second World War. In his second tour he was selected to be a member of the newly formed "Pathfinder Force" (No. 8 Group RAF). At the end of his second combat tour he was brought onto Air Vice Marshal Don Bennett's Headquarter Staff in the position of "Group Training Inspector". In this position he selected, recruited and trained aircrews to serve in the Pathfinder Force. Within the span of two years from the start of the war Mahaddie had risen in rank from sergeant to group captain. Following the war he continued to serve in the RAF until 1958. Out of the service he worked as an electronics consultant for the Armed Services, and as an aircraft consultant for the film industry. His most remarkable accomplishment in the film industry was the procurement of aircraft, crews and service personnel for the film Battle of Britain (1969).