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.

Early Life & Career

He was made a Lieutenant on 30 December, 1907.

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.

Longmore was to become one of the first four in the Royal Navy to be selected for training as a pilot.

On 15 January, 1914, he was appointed in command of Calshot Naval Air Station, being designated an Acting Lieutenant-Commander on 24 June.

The Great War

Longmore was promoted to Wing Commander on the 31 of December 1914, and to acting Commander on 5 January, 1915. He quit Calshot on 12 January, 1916 and was appointed to Tiger as a Lieutenant-Commander, staying with her until 6 June.

He was appointed to President in command of Royal Naval Air Station Killingholme on 15 June, 1916 with the rank of Wing Commander.

Post War

He was granted a permanent commission in the Royal Air Force on 1 August, 1919.

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.

See Also

• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by George B. Hartford	Captain of H.M. T.B. 74 29 Sep, 1906 – 15 Jul, 1907	Succeeded by Frederic G. Schurr as Captain of H.M. T.B. 074
Preceded by David C. Bargery	Captain of H.M. T.B. 076 Apr, 1909 – 18 Oct, 1909	Succeeded by Samuel Mallin
Preceded by William G. A. Shuttleworth	Captain of H.M. T.B. 111 19 Oct, 1909 – 20 Nov, 1910	Succeeded by Henry P. Boxer
Preceded by ?	Captain of H.M. T.B. 24 21 Nov, 1910 – 20 Feb, 1911	Succeeded by James R. C. Cavendish
Preceded by Lionel G. Preston	Commandant of the Imperial Defence College 1937	Succeeded by Thomas H. Binney