In 1959 Maguire, by now an air vice-marshal, was forced to land a Spitfire on a cricket pitch in Bromley only 10 minutes after flying over Whitehall in a display commemorating the Battle of Britain. As his engine failed, he spotted the company sports ground of Oxo and managed to put the aircraft down on the square, breaking the stumps at one end while the teams were off having tea.[3]
harold, maguire, marshal, harold, john, maguire, april, 1912, february, 2001, senior, royal, force, officer, public, servant, director, general, intelligence, ministry, defence, from, 1968, 1972, born, 1912, april, 1912kilkishen, irelanddied1, february, 2001, . Air Marshal Sir Harold John Maguire KCB DSO OBE 12 April 1912 1 February 2001 was a senior Royal Air Force officer and public servant He was Director General of Intelligence at the Ministry of Defence from 1968 to 1972 Sir Harold MaguireBorn 1912 04 12 12 April 1912Kilkishen IrelandDied1 February 2001 2001 02 01 aged 88 AllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchRoyal Air ForceYears of service1933 1968RankAir MarshalCommands heldNo 11 Group 1961 62 No 13 Group 1959 60 RAF Odiham 1950 52 RAF Linton on Ouse 1946 47 No 226 Wing 1941 42 No 229 Squadron 1939 40 Battles warsSecond World War Battle of Britain Battle of JavaAwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the BathDistinguished Service OrderOfficer of the Order of the British EmpireMentioned in Despatches 3 Other workDirector General of Intelligence 1968 72 RAF career EditHarold Maguire was born in Kilkishen in County Clare Ireland 1 Educated at Wesley College Dublin and Trinity College Dublin Maguire joined the Royal Air Force in 1933 2 He served in the Second World War as officer commanding No 229 Squadron and then as officer commanding No 226 Wing based in Sumatra 2 He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1946 for the gallant example he had set to his fellow captives while he was a prisoner of war during the Japanese invasions of Sumatra and Java in 1942 2 After the war Maguire became station commander at RAF Linton on Ouse and then group captain operations at RAF Fighter Command 2 He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire and made station commander at RAF Odiham in 1950 became senior air staff officer at AHQ Malta in 1952 and director of tactical and air transport operations in 1956 2 Appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1958 he went on to be senior air staff officer at Headquarters No 11 Group later that year air officer commanding No 13 Group in 1959 and air officer commanding No 11 Group in 1961 2 After that he was made senior air staff officer at Headquarters Far East Air Force in 1962 Assistant Chief of the Air Staff Intelligence in 1964 and Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff Intelligence in 1965 before retiring in 1968 2 He had been knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1966 2 In 1959 Maguire by now an air vice marshal was forced to land a Spitfire on a cricket pitch in Bromley only 10 minutes after flying over Whitehall in a display commemorating the Battle of Britain As his engine failed he spotted the company sports ground of Oxo and managed to put the aircraft down on the square breaking the stumps at one end while the teams were off having tea 3 In retirement Maguire was director general of intelligence at the Ministry of Defence from 1968 to 1972 2 Family EditIn 1940 he married Mary Elisabeth Wild they had a son and a daughter 1 References Edit a b Obituary Air Marshal Sir Harold Maguire dead link Daily Telegraph 12 February 2001 a b c d e f g h i Air of Authority A History of RAF Organisation Air Marshal Sir Harold Maguire Air Marshal Sir Harold Maguire www telegraph co uk Retrieved 19 July 2019 Military officesPreceded bySir Norman Denning Deputy Chief of Defence Staff Intelligence 1965 1968 Succeeded bySir Richard FyffePreceded byAlick Foord Kelcey Assistant Chief of the Air Staff Intelligence 1964 1965 Post disbandedAir Officer Commanding No 11 Group1961 1962 Succeeded byGareth ClaytonPreceded byAlfred Earle Air Officer Commanding No 13 Group1959 1960 Command disbandedGovernment officesPreceded bySir Alfred Earle Director General Intelligence1968 1972 Succeeded bySir Louis Le Bailly Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harold Maguire amp oldid 1176297932, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
