Harold Whittingham

[9] His highly detailed sandfly drawings were displayed at the British Empire Exhibition of 1924 and are now in the Wellcome Library in London.

In 1932 he became Group captain and from 1934 until 1939 was the commanding officer of the RAF Central Medical Establishment, promoted to Air commodore in 1936.

[4] Many of his lecture notes, drawings and cartoons were implemented into Air Ministry booklets such as Health Hints for Warm Climates and distributed for the well-being of British servicemen.

[12] He was made Legion of Merit commander USA[13] and Order of Polonia Restitutain 1945[14] retiring from the RAF in 1946 to become medical adviser to the British Red Cross Society where his expertise was used for military and civilian first aid manuals.

[15] Whittingham and his colleagues travelled the world examining medical facilities, sanitation and food supplies in BOAC stations and made reports and recommendations for improvement.

[12] In 1955, a conference was held from which the Joint Committee on Aviation Pathology was formed consisting of members from the flying services of the US, Canada and Britain.