Ivor McIntyre

Ivor Ewing McIntyre
Ivor McIntyre in the 1920s
Born	6 October 1899 Kent, England
Died	12 March 1928(1928-03-12) (aged 28) Adelaide, South Australia
Allegiance	United Kingdom Australia
Service/branch	Royal Naval Air Service Royal Air Force Royal Australian Air Force
Years of service	1917–28
Rank	Flight Lieutenant
Battles/wars	World War I
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Air Force Cross & Bar

Ivor Ewing McIntyre, CBE, AFC & Bar (6 October 1899 – 12 March 1928) was a pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He gained national recognition in 1924 when he and Wing Commander Stanley Goble became the first men to circumnavigate Australia by air. Two years later, under the command of Group Captain Richard Williams, McIntyre piloted the first international flight undertaken by an RAAF plane and crew; this feat earned him the first Air Force Cross awarded to an RAAF member. Born and raised in England, McIntyre had served with the Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force in World War I before joining the RAAF. He left the Air Force in 1927 to become an instructor with the South Australian branch of the Australian Aero Club, and died after a plane crash the following year.

Ivor Ewing McIntyre was born on 6 October 1899 in Kent, England, the son of Captain Duncan McIntyre. He joined the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) in 1917, and saw action in World War I as a flight sub-lieutenant. McIntyre transferred to the Royal Air Force (RAF) on its creation as an independent service in 1918, and was a lieutenant when awarded the Air Force Cross in the 1919 New Year Honours. He was granted a short-service commission in the RAF as a flying officer on 12 December 1919.