Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Military, O.B.E.; British War Medal (F.8310 G.M. MACKIE. P.O.M. R.N.A.S.); Victory Medal (F 8310 G.M. MACKIE. P.O.M. R.N.A.S.); Coronation Medal 1937; Royal Air Force Long Service & Good Conduct Medal GVR (W.O. G.M. MACKIE. R.A.F.); Defence Medal; War Medal 1939-45 with M.I.D. Oakleaf - unnamed as awarded.
Wing Commander George Mair Mackie RNAS/RAF MID X3 1941,1944 AND 1945 OBE 1945 for Torpedo Development, Died 1951 Fareham, Hampshire
Mackie was born on 16 October 1898 in Gatehouse, Scotland. He enlisted into the RNAS on 21 September 1915 with no. F8310 serving, operationally, in Malta from 20 February 1917 before being posted to the RNAS base at Tranto in Italy and then to No. 6 Wing, RNAS Otranto on 19 July 1917. He returned to the UK on 31 January 1918.
Inter-war he held a variety of posts being promoted to WO 1st Class on 1 August 1929 - his postings all appear to be related to aerial torpedoes. He was at RAF Gosport on 3 October 1938 with the rank of Commissioned Engineering Officer. He was awarded the Air Force LSGCM in January 1934.
He was awarded the 1937 Coronation Medal as a Warrant Officer, Headquarters No.17 Group.
Seeing service in WWII, he was promoted to Ft. Lt. on 23 August 1940, to Squadron Leader on 1 September 1941 and to Wing Commander on 1 September 1942. The air force lists show him as being Qualified in Torpedo Services. He was awarded the O.B.E. in the Birthday Honours 1945, his recommendation read thus:
"Wing Commander George Nair (sic) MACKIE (35118). Torpedo Development Unit. Gosport. - This officer has been employed in the Torpedo Development Unit for the past five years. During this time he has been very closely connected with all phases of torpedo development, particularly with regard to control of flight in air. He has been largely responsible for the successful development of torpedo installations in all our operational aircraft. Wing Commander Mackie possesses sound technical knowledge and has at all times shown enthusiasm and devotion to duty.!
He retired in 1949 and passed away in Fareham, Hampshire on 11 December 1951.
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