John Lloyd Waddy
Senior Royal Australian Air Force officer, Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (1916-1987) · Australia · On the map · Politicians · Died at 70
John Lloyd Waddy, was a senior officer and aviator in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), and later served as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and as a minister in the New South Wales government.
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P-40 Tomahawk similar to that flown by John Waddy in No. 250 Squadron RAF, 1941![Waddy as CO of No. 80 Squadron at Morotai in 1945, emerging from his P-40 Kittyhawk. The aircraft is emblazoned with his tally of victories in the Desert War and "VE", the name of his wife.[5]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/OG2309Waddy1945.jpg/330px-OG2309Waddy1945.jpg)
Waddy as CO of No. 80 Squadron at Morotai in 1945, emerging from his P-40 Kittyhawk. The aircraft is emblazoned with his tally of victories in the Desert War and "VE", the name of his wife.[5]
Waddy (far left) greeting members of the World Veterans Federation in 1956
Waddy's official New South Wales Parliament portrait, 1971
Waddy at Noemfoor, 1944Awards
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As a fighter pilot during World War II, he shot down 15 enemy aircraft during the North African campaign, becoming one of Australia's top-scoring aces and earning the Distinguished Flying Cross. Waddy went on to command No. 80 Squadron in the South West Pacific, where he was awarded the US Air Medal. He was one of eight senior pilots who took part in the "Morotai Mutiny" of April 1945.
