Robert Henry McIntosh explained

Robert Henry McIntosh
Birth Date:	23 September 1894
Death Date:	1983

Robert Henry McIntosh (23 September 1894–1983), also known as All-Weather Mac for his ability to fly in foggy and difficult conditions, was one of Imperial Airways' 16 original pilots. In 1927, he made unsuccessful attempts to fly at first across the Atlantic with James Fitzmaurice and then to fly to India and back with Bert Hinkler, both on the aircraft Princess Xenia, a Dutch Fokker F.VIIa.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

A road in Roundshaw, McIntosh Close, is named after him.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Robert Henry McIntosh. All-Weather Mac: The Autobiography of Wing-Commander R.H. McIntosh, D.F.C., A.F.C.. Macdonald. 1963.
2. Web site: O'Connor. Derek. 30 October 2014. The Adventures of Flying Fitz. 20 August 2020. HistoryNet. en-US.
3. Book: Dymock, D.R. . Hustling Hinkler: The short tumultuous life of a trailblazing Australian aviator. https://books.google.com/books?id=cfIrcy73ErYC&pg=PT48. 2013. Hachette Australia. 978-0-7336-2983-9. 5. A pretty battered old baby. 48.
4. Web site: Name McIntosh, Robert Henry Date of Birth: 23 September 1894 . National Archives. 28 June 2022 . AIR 76/320/34 . 1918–1919.
5. Book: Bogle . Joanna . Cluett . Douglas . Learmonth . Bob . Croydon Airport: from war to peace . 2003 . London Borough of Sutton Heritage Service . 0-907335-43-8 . 146 . 9.