Arthur Murray Longmore
Air Chief Marshal SIR Arthur Murray Longmore, G.C.B., D.S.O., Royal Air Force (8 October, 1885 – 10 December, 1970) was an early aviation pioneer who served in the Royal Navy and Royal Naval Air Service before attaining high rank in the Royal Air Force.
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Early Life & Career
He was made a Lieutenant on 30 December, 1907.[1]
Longmore started his Royal Naval service with a typical series of commands of torpedo boats. It is possible that it was he who invented the Longmore Disc for Torpedo Directors.[Fact Check]
However, his mind was set on the air, and he was appointed to Wildfire on 11 March, 1911 for a six month course in aviation.[2]
Longmore was to become one of the first four in the Royal Navy to be selected for training as a pilot.
He was promoted to acting Lieutenant-Commander 24 June, 1914.[3]
Longmore was promoted to acting Commander 5 January, 1915.[4]
World War II
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/143. f. 621.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/50/25.
- The National Archives. ADM 273/31/9.
- The National Archives. ADM 272/2/43.
Bibliography
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by George B. Hartford |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 74 29 Sep, 1906[5] |
Succeeded by Frederic G. Schurr as Captain of H.M. T.B. 074 |
| Preceded by William G. A. Shuttleworth |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 111 19 Oct, 1909[6] |
Succeeded by Henry P. Boxer |
Footnotes
- ↑ Longmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143. f. 621.
- ↑ Longmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143. f. 621.
- ↑ Longmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143. f. 621.
- ↑ Longmore Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/143. f. 621.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1907). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 399.
