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December 15, 2023

The MacRobert Baronetcy, of Douneside in the County of Aberdeen, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 5 April 1922 for Alexander MacRobert, a self-made millionaire. He was succeeded by his eldest son Alasdair in June of that year. Tragedy struck the family again when Alasdair was killed in a flying accident in 1938, and the title passed to his younger brother Roderic. In May 1941 Roderic was killed in action whilst flying a Hawker Hurricane fighter in the Middle East,[1] and just over a month later on 30 June 1941, the title became extinct when the youngest brother Iain, was also killed in action whilst serving with the Royal Air Force.[2] Their mother, Rachel, Lady MacRobert (1884–1954), gave £25,000 to purchase a Short Stirling bomber, the aircraft was named MacRobert's Reply in memory of her three sons. Lady MacRobert believed that her sons had lived up to the family motto Virtutis Gloria Merces – translated as Honour is the Reward of Bravery.[3] The MacRobert Award, which has been presented every year since 1969 by the Royal Academy of Engineering, is named in honour of Lady MacRobert.[4]

Coat of arms of MacRobert.

The Flight Of The Eaglets edit

Pipe Major W. Ross composed the slow march (or lament) in memory of Lady MacRobert's three sons in 1944. It is in the Scots Guards Standard Settings Of Pipe Music 1954, page 70. Also played by Angus Grant, the Lochaber Fiddler.

Aircraft edit

MacRobert's Reply edit

After the deaths of the three Macrobert brothers in RAF service, their mother, Lady MacRobert, wanted to honour and commemorate them. She donated £25,000 to buy a Short Stirling bomber, which was named MacRobert's Reply.

 

The plane had serial number N6086 and had the MacRobert coat of arms painted on its nose. The plane was handed over to her crew at RAF Wyton on October 10, 1941, with Lady MacRobert attending the naming ceremony. She was assigned to No. XV Squadron and was given the code "LS-F" ("LS", the squadron code for No. 15 Squadron, and "F for Freddie"). The aircraft flew twelve missions, from October 1941 through January 1942. On 7 February 1942, the plane veered off during take-off at RAF Peterhead, and collided with a damaged Supermarine Spitfire.

After this accident, a second Short Stirling, serial number W7531, was named MacRobert's Reply (it was not officially named MacRobert's Reply until after entering service in March 1942). The aircraft was lost during a minelaying raid against the Øresund in May 1942; it was brought down by anti-aircraft fire and crashed into Gals Klint Forest, near the town of Middelfart. Only one member of the crew, Sergeant Donald Jeffs, survived the crash. With the loss of the second Stirling the MacRobert's Reply tradition ended.

In April 1982, the tradition was revived by No. XV Squadron with the naming of Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S.2B XT287 (coded "F") as MacRobert's Reply. The MacRobert family crest was also added onto the fuselage below the cockpit canopy.[5] Squadron Leader Peter Boggis (who was the first pilot to fly the original 'MacRobert's Reply') unveiled the aircraft at No. XV Squadron's former base RAF Mildenhall.[5][6]

No. XV Squadron maintained the tradition when it converted to the Panavia Tornado in 1983 with Tornado GR.1B ZA446 ("F") bearing the MacRobert's Reply name and MacRobert family crest.[7] Over the next 34 years another three Tornados bore the name and crest (ZA559, ZA602 and ZD741) until the squadron disbanded on 31 March 2017.[8] The last MacRobert's Reply Tornado GR.4 ZD741 made its final flight on 25 January 2018 to RAF Leeming and was scrapped in October 2018, bringing an end to the tradition.[9][10]

The MacRobert Fighters edit

 
HL735 "The MacRobert Fighter – Sir Roderic" being handed over to No. 94 Squadron at El Gamil, Egypt
 
Sir Iain, Sir Roderic and Sir Alasdair third fourth and fifth from camera respectively

Lady MacRobert also sponsored four Hawker Hurricanes, three named after her sons and the fourth honouring the fighting spirit of the Russian allies.[11] They were handed over to No. 94 Squadron, in which Sir Roderic had served, in Egypt on 19 September 1942.[12][13]

In the 1960s three Slingsby Swallow gliders for the Air Training Corps were named after the MacRobert brothers: Sir Alasdair, Sir Iain and Sir Roderic.

On 8 November 2017, Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 ZJ919 of No. 6 Squadron at RAF Lossiemouth had the markings of The MacRobert Fighter - Sir Roderic added on the side fuselage below the cockpit canopy, thus maintaining the connection between the MacRobert family and RAF Lossiemouth following the disbandment of No. XV (Reserve) Squadron which had operated the flagship of the squadron's Tornado GR4 fleet MacRobert's Reply.[14]

List of aircraft edit

MacRobert's Reply edit

Short Stirling Mk.I N6086, (LS-F) operated by No. XV Squadron.
Short Stirling Mk.I W7531, (LS-F) operated by No. XV Squadron.
Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S.2B XT287 (F), operated by No. XV Squadron.
Panavia Tornado GR.1B ZA446 (F), operated by No. XV Squadron.
Panavia Tornado GR.1 ZA559 (F), operated by No. XV Squadron.
Panavia Tornado GR.4(T) ZA602 (F), operated by No. XV (R) Squadron.
Panavia Tornado GR.4 ZD741 (LS-F), operated by No. XV (R) Squadron.

Sir Iain edit

Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIc HL851 operated by No. 94 Squadron.
Slingsby Swallow glider for the Air Training Corps.
Grob Vigilant T.1 ZZ192, operated by No. 2 Flying Training School.[15]

Sir Roderic edit

Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIc HL735 operated by No. 94 Squadron.
Slingsby Swallow glider for the Air Training Corps.
Grob Vigilant T.1 ZJ967, operated by No. 2 Flying Training School.[15]
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 ZJ919, operated by No. 6 Squadron, with The MacRobert Fighter - Sir Roderic marking on front, starboard fuselage below cockpit canopy.
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 ZK427, operated by No. 6 Squadron, with The MacRobert Fighter - Sir Roderic marking on front, starboard fuselage below cockpit canopy.
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 ZK312, operated by No. 6 Squadron, with The MacRobert Fighter - Sir Roderic marking on front, starboard fuselage below cockpit canopy.

Sir Alasdair edit

Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIc HL844 operated by No. 94 Squadron.
Slingsby Swallow glider for the Air Training Corps.

Other aircraft edit

  • One Hurricane commemorating Russian allies operated by No. 94 Squadron.
  • The flying training organisation Tayside Aviation has four Air Cadet training aircraft: three of them carry the MacRobert family crest and the names of the three sons; the fourth is named in remembrance of Donald Jeffs, the survivor of the MacRoberts Reply Stirling Bomber shot down in 1942.[16]

MacRobert baronets, of Douneside (1922) edit

  • Sir Alexander MacRobert, 1st Baronet (1854–1922)
  • Sir Alasdair Workman MacRobert, 2nd Baronet (1912–1938)
  • Sir Roderic Alan MacRobert, 3rd Baronet (1915–1941)
  • Sir Iain Workman MacRobert, 4th Baronet (1917–1941)

References edit

  1. ^ "Flight Lieutenant Sir Roderic Alan MacRobert | War Casualty Details | CWGC".
  2. ^ "Pilot Officer Sir Iain Workman MacRobert | War Casualty Details | CWGC".
  3. ^ . Archived from the original on 6 April 2005.
  4. ^ The MacRobert Trust
  5. ^ a b . XV Squadron Association. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Obituary: Peter Boggis". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 11 July 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  7. ^ Napier, Michael (2017). Tornado GR1: An Operational History. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Aviation. p. 236. ISBN 978-1473873025.
  8. ^ Paterson, Niall (26 February 2017). "XV(R) Squadron Photo Event". Aero Resource. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Displaying Serials in range ZD". UK Serials Resource Centre. Wolverhampton Aviation Group. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Aircraft airframes and disposal of Tornado hulks" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  11. ^ "MacRobert Aircraft – A Woman's Courage And Sacrifice" in The Argus, Melbourne, 16 January 1943
  12. ^ "AIRCRAFT OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE 1939-1945: HAWKER HURRICANE". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Royal Air Force: Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1940-1943".
  14. ^ "First Secretary salutes RAF Lossiemouth contribution to UK Defence". gov.uk. Ministry of Defence. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  15. ^ a b "Grob Vigilant". Wolverhampton Aviation Group. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  16. ^ "Spirit of Donald Jeffs". Tayside Aviation. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
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The MacRobert Baronetcy of Douneside in the County of Aberdeen was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom It was created on 5 April 1922 for Alexander MacRobert a self made millionaire He was succeeded by his eldest son Alasdair in June of that year Tragedy struck the family again when Alasdair was killed in a flying accident in 1938 and the title passed to his younger brother Roderic In May 1941 Roderic was killed in action whilst flying a Hawker Hurricane fighter in the Middle East 1 and just over a month later on 30 June 1941 the title became extinct when the youngest brother Iain was also killed in action whilst serving with the Royal Air Force 2 Their mother Rachel Lady MacRobert 1884 1954 gave 25 000 to purchase a Short Stirling bomber the aircraft was named MacRobert s Reply in memory of her three sons Lady MacRobert believed that her sons had lived up to the family motto Virtutis Gloria Merces translated as Honour is the Reward of Bravery 3 The MacRobert Award which has been presented every year since 1969 by the Royal Academy of Engineering is named in honour of Lady MacRobert 4 Coat of arms of MacRobert Contents 1 The Flight Of The Eaglets 2 Aircraft 2 1 MacRobert s Reply 2 2 The MacRobert Fighters 2 3 List of aircraft 2 3 1 MacRobert s Reply 2 3 2 Sir Iain 2 3 3 Sir Roderic 2 3 4 Sir Alasdair 2 3 5 Other aircraft 3 MacRobert baronets of Douneside 1922 4 ReferencesThe Flight Of The Eaglets editPipe Major W Ross composed the slow march or lament in memory of Lady MacRobert s three sons in 1944 It is in the Scots Guards Standard Settings Of Pipe Music 1954 page 70 Also played by Angus Grant the Lochaber Fiddler Aircraft editMacRobert s Reply edit After the deaths of the three Macrobert brothers in RAF service their mother Lady MacRobert wanted to honour and commemorate them She donated 25 000 to buy a Short Stirling bomber which was named MacRobert s Reply nbsp The plane had serial number N6086 and had the MacRobert coat of arms painted on its nose The plane was handed over to her crew at RAF Wyton on October 10 1941 with Lady MacRobert attending the naming ceremony She was assigned to No XV Squadron and was given the code LS F LS the squadron code for No 15 Squadron and F for Freddie The aircraft flew twelve missions from October 1941 through January 1942 On 7 February 1942 the plane veered off during take off at RAF Peterhead and collided with a damaged Supermarine Spitfire After this accident a second Short Stirling serial number W7531 was named MacRobert s Reply it was not officially named MacRobert s Reply until after entering service in March 1942 The aircraft was lost during a minelaying raid against the Oresund in May 1942 it was brought down by anti aircraft fire and crashed into Gals Klint Forest near the town of Middelfart Only one member of the crew Sergeant Donald Jeffs survived the crash With the loss of the second Stirling the MacRobert s Reply tradition ended In April 1982 the tradition was revived by No XV Squadron with the naming of Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S 2B XT287 coded F as MacRobert s Reply The MacRobert family crest was also added onto the fuselage below the cockpit canopy 5 Squadron Leader Peter Boggis who was the first pilot to fly the original MacRobert s Reply unveiled the aircraft at No XV Squadron s former base RAF Mildenhall 5 6 No XV Squadron maintained the tradition when it converted to the Panavia Tornado in 1983 with Tornado GR 1B ZA446 F bearing the MacRobert s Reply name and MacRobert family crest 7 Over the next 34 years another three Tornados bore the name and crest ZA559 ZA602 and ZD741 until the squadron disbanded on 31 March 2017 8 The last MacRobert s Reply Tornado GR 4 ZD741 made its final flight on 25 January 2018 to RAF Leeming and was scrapped in October 2018 bringing an end to the tradition 9 10 The MacRobert Fighters edit nbsp HL735 The MacRobert Fighter Sir Roderic being handed over to No 94 Squadron at El Gamil Egypt nbsp Sir Iain Sir Roderic and Sir Alasdair third fourth and fifth from camera respectivelyLady MacRobert also sponsored four Hawker Hurricanes three named after her sons and the fourth honouring the fighting spirit of the Russian allies 11 They were handed over to No 94 Squadron in which Sir Roderic had served in Egypt on 19 September 1942 12 13 In the 1960s three Slingsby Swallow gliders for the Air Training Corps were named after the MacRobert brothers Sir Alasdair Sir Iain and Sir Roderic On 8 November 2017 Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 ZJ919 of No 6 Squadron at RAF Lossiemouth had the markings of The MacRobert Fighter Sir Roderic added on the side fuselage below the cockpit canopy thus maintaining the connection between the MacRobert family and RAF Lossiemouth following the disbandment of No XV Reserve Squadron which had operated the flagship of the squadron s Tornado GR4 fleet MacRobert s Reply 14 List of aircraft edit MacRobert s Reply edit Short Stirling Mk I N6086 LS F operated by No XV Squadron Short Stirling Mk I W7531 LS F operated by No XV Squadron Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S 2B XT287 F operated by No XV Squadron Panavia Tornado GR 1B ZA446 F operated by No XV Squadron Panavia Tornado GR 1 ZA559 F operated by No XV Squadron Panavia Tornado GR 4 T ZA602 F operated by No XV R Squadron Panavia Tornado GR 4 ZD741 LS F operated by No XV R Squadron Sir Iain edit Hawker Hurricane Mk IIc HL851 operated by No 94 Squadron Slingsby Swallow glider for the Air Training Corps Grob Vigilant T 1 ZZ192 operated by No 2 Flying Training School 15 Sir Roderic edit Hawker Hurricane Mk IIc HL735 operated by No 94 Squadron Slingsby Swallow glider for the Air Training Corps Grob Vigilant T 1 ZJ967 operated by No 2 Flying Training School 15 Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 ZJ919 operated by No 6 Squadron with The MacRobert Fighter Sir Roderic marking on front starboard fuselage below cockpit canopy Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 ZK427 operated by No 6 Squadron with The MacRobert Fighter Sir Roderic marking on front starboard fuselage below cockpit canopy Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 ZK312 operated by No 6 Squadron with The MacRobert Fighter Sir Roderic marking on front starboard fuselage below cockpit canopy Sir Alasdair edit Hawker Hurricane Mk IIc HL844 operated by No 94 Squadron Slingsby Swallow glider for the Air Training Corps Other aircraft edit One Hurricane commemorating Russian allies operated by No 94 Squadron The flying training organisation Tayside Aviation has four Air Cadet training aircraft three of them carry the MacRobert family crest and the names of the three sons the fourth is named in remembrance of Donald Jeffs the survivor of the MacRoberts Reply Stirling Bomber shot down in 1942 16 MacRobert baronets of Douneside 1922 editSir Alexander MacRobert 1st Baronet 1854 1922 Sir Alasdair Workman MacRobert 2nd Baronet 1912 1938 Sir Roderic Alan MacRobert 3rd Baronet 1915 1941 Sir Iain Workman MacRobert 4th Baronet 1917 1941 References edit Flight Lieutenant Sir Roderic Alan MacRobert War Casualty Details CWGC Pilot Officer Sir Iain Workman MacRobert War Casualty Details CWGC MacRobert s Reply Archived from the original on 6 April 2005 The MacRobert Trust a b XV SQUADRON amp MACROBERT S REPLY XV Squadron Association Archived from the original on 28 February 2019 Retrieved 27 February 2019 Obituary Peter Boggis The Scotsman Edinburgh 11 July 2010 Retrieved 27 February 2019 Napier Michael 2017 Tornado GR1 An Operational History Barnsley Pen amp Sword Aviation p 236 ISBN 978 1473873025 Paterson Niall 26 February 2017 XV R Squadron Photo Event Aero Resource Retrieved 27 February 2019 Displaying Serials in range ZD UK Serials Resource Centre Wolverhampton Aviation Group Retrieved 27 February 2019 Aircraft airframes and disposal of Tornado hulks PDF Ministry of Defence 28 September 2018 Retrieved 27 February 2019 MacRobert Aircraft A Woman s Courage And Sacrifice in The Argus Melbourne 16 January 1943 AIRCRAFT OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE 1939 1945 HAWKER HURRICANE Imperial War Museum Retrieved 27 February 2019 Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa 1940 1943 First Secretary salutes RAF Lossiemouth contribution to UK Defence gov uk Ministry of Defence 8 November 2017 Retrieved 27 February 2019 a b Grob Vigilant Wolverhampton Aviation Group Retrieved 27 February 2019 Spirit of Donald Jeffs Tayside Aviation Retrieved 29 September 2020 Short film about Lady MacRobert Leigh Rayment s baronetage page usurped Time Magazine article about the MacRoberts MacRoberts history Time Magazine article about Lady MacRobert in 1942 1 Pathe News Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MacRobert baronets amp oldid 1175002424, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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