John Lloyd Waddy
New South Wales Parliament for Kirribilli | |
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In office 3 March 1962 – 2 April 1976 | |
Preceded by | New district |
Succeeded by | Bruce McDonald |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 December 1916 Group Captain |
Unit | No. 250 Squadron RAF (1941–42) No. 260 Squadron RAF (1942) No. 4 Squadron SAAF (1942) No. 92 Squadron RAF (1942) No. 2 OTU (1943–44) |
Commands | No. 80 Squadron (1944–45) RAAF Reserve (1950–54) |
Battles/wars | World War II
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Awards | Mentioned in Despatches (US)Air Medal |
John Lloyd Waddy,
Discharged from the Permanent Air Force at the end of the war, Waddy took a commission in the RAAF Reserve and led the organisation as a
Family and early life
Born in Sydney on 10 December 1916, Waddy was the son of
Waddy enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in late 1940, learning to fly under the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) in Southern Rhodesia. His two older brothers, Edgar and Richard, were also pilots. Edgar had taken a short-service commission with the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the 1930s, and Richard trained in Canada with EATS during the war before active duty in Britain, where he was killed flying a single-engined fighter in 1941.[1][4] Waddy's elder sister, Lett, was commissioned into the Women's Volunteer Naval Reserve, and his younger brother Rowen served as an officer with Z Special Unit in the South West Pacific.[1]
World War II
North Africa
Completing his training in June 1941,
By the end of April 1942, Waddy had scored four-and-a-half victories over enemy aircraft. Promoted flying officer, he achieved four "kills" in a single sortie on 12 May 1942, destroying two Junkers Ju 52 cargo planes and two escorting Bf 110s from a German air transport convoy operating between Crete and North Africa.[4][10] He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) for this action, gazetted on 2 October. The citation praised his "masterly airmanship as a fighter pilot" and his "great courage and devotion to duty".[11] Shortly after claiming a victory over a Messerschmitt Bf 109 on 22 May, Waddy was posted to another RAF unit, No. 260 Squadron, flying Kittyhawks.[4][12] He accounted for two enemy aircraft in June, before being assigned to No. 4 Squadron, South African Air Force, with which he destroyed a Bf 109 in September.[13] In October, Waddy began flying Spitfire Vs in No. 92 Squadron RAF. He claimed a further three victories with his latest unit before being posted back to Australia on 19 November 1942. His final tally of fifteen and a half victories made him one of the most successful Allied fighter pilots in the Desert War, and second only to Caldwell among the RAAF contingent.[14][15]
South West Pacific
In February 1943, Waddy took charge of the Spitfire Squadron of
In April 1945, Waddy joined Caldwell, Arthur, Gibbes and four other senior pilots of No. 1 TAF in an action that became known as the "
Post-war career
RAAF reservist and businessman
With the end of the Pacific War, Waddy was discharged from the Permanent Air Force (PAF) as an acting
Retiring from the CAF in 1954, Waddy established his own real estate and travel agency, John L. Waddy Pty Ltd, and served as
State parliamentarian
After an unsuccessful bid to become
Waddy's position was changed to Minister for Youth and Community Services in January 1973. In September he piloted a bill to reorganise the Ministries of Child Welfare and Social Welfare as the Department of Youth and Community Services; the move was designed to "revitalise" and re-focus welfare services, and to remove "overtones of charity and paternalism" inherent in the earlier titles.
Described by one of his parliamentary colleagues as a "mixture of bon vivant and conservatism", Waddy was also known for an occasionally quick temper; his staff were said to "start making motions as though they were bombing and strafing the enemy" when their boss got "wound up".
Later life
Waddy maintained his interest in aviation during and after his political career. He flew a
Following several bouts of serious illness in his later years, John Waddy died on 11 September 1987,
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Death of the Honourable John Lloyd Waddy at Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 September 2009. Archived at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b c d e f g Draper, Who's Who in Australia 1980, p. 840
- ^ a b Alexander, Who's Who in Australia 1950, p. 724
- ^ a b c d e f g h Newton, Australian Air Aces, pp. 114–115
- ^ a b c d e f "Her name on a war plane says it all" at The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
- ^ a b c d Alexander, "Cleaning the Augean stables"
- ^ Alexander, Clive Caldwell: Air Ace, p. 56
- ^ Newton, Clash of Eagles, p. 60
- ^ Thomas, Tomahawk and Kittyhawk Aces of the RAF and Commonwealth, p. 107
- ^ Herington, Air War Against Germany and Italy, p. 231
- ^ "No. 35727". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 October 1942. p. 4273.
- ^ Newton, Clash of Eagles, p. 65
- ^ Newton, Clash of Eagles, pp. 65–66, 70
- ^ Newton, Clash of Eagles, pp. 71, 73, 79
- ^ Odgers, Air Force Australia, p. 125
- ^ "R.A.A.F. Pilot's Greetings". The Canberra Times: 2. 2 April 1943. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
- ^ Alexander, Clive Caldwell: Air Ace, p. 156
- ^ Odgers, Air War Against Japan, pp. 298–299
- ^ a b RAAF Historical Section, Units of the RAAF, pp. 76–77
- ^ Eather, Flying Squadrons of the Australian Defence Force, p. 94
- ^ a b Stephens, The Royal Australian Air Force, pp. 123–124
- ^ Odgers, Air War Against Japan, pp. 444–450
- ^ Odgers, Air War Against Japan, pp. 388–390
- ^ Mention in Despatches at Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 25 September 2009. Archived at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "No. 37625". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 June 1946. p. 3218.
- ^ US Air Medal at Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 25 September 2009. Archived at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "The Hon. John Lloyd Waddy (1916–1987)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ Alexander, Clive Caldwell: Air Ace, pp. 215–217
- ^ Stephens, The Royal Australian Air Force, p. 112
- ^ Stephens, The Royal Australian Air Force, pp. 226–227
- ^ "No. 40367". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1955. p. 40.
- ^ "Australian Industry SOS". Flight. 19 October 1956. p. 635. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
- ^ Hogan; Clune, The People's Choice 1930–1965, p. 399
- ^ a b "Part 6: Ministries" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. pp. 37–42. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Land Rights for New South Wales Archived 24 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine at Dawn. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- ^ Griffiths, Parliamentary Debates: Session 1972–1973, pp. 4192–4193
- ^ Griffiths, Parliamentary Debates: Session 1973, pp. 964–966, 2199–2206
- ^ Griffiths, Parliamentary Debates: Session 1975–1976, pp. 3171–3189
- ^ Griffiths, Parliamentary Debates: Session 1975–1976, pp. 3125, 3564
- ^ Davey, The Nationals, p. 166
- ^ History Archived 8 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine at Australian Father of the Year. Retrieved 25 September 2009. Archived at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Hogan; Clune, The People's Choice 1968–1999, p. 140
- ^ "No. 46852". The London Gazette. 16 March 1976. p. 3962.
- ^ Clune; Turner, The Premiers of New South Wales, p. 406
- ^ "Flag drops for Sydney". Flight International. 18 December 1969. p. 948. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
- ^ "Prize winners". Flight International. 15 January 1970. p. 82. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
- ^ Minister's Tour of NSW Archived 23 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine at Dawn. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- ^ John Waddy, Fighter Pilot and Minister at GoogleNews. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
- ^ Alexander, Clive Caldwell: Air Ace, p. 220
- ^ Sullivan, Who's Who in Australia 2009, p. 2136
- ^ Submission on the Plebiscite for an Australian Republic Bill at Australians for Constitutional Monarchy. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
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