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Hamish Ian Mackintosh, (born 26 July 1940; disappeared 7 July 1979) was a British
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officer, a writer of thriller novels, and a screenwriter for British television.


Early life, education and family

Born to Annie (née Lawrie) and James Mackintosh, Mackintosh was born in Inverness and raised primarily in Tain, a small town in the
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. His mother was a governess and his father was a naval officer. Educated at Inverness Royal Academy, Mackintosh initially applied to join the
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as a pilot but was rejected due to poor eyesight. A subsequent application to join the
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was also rejected for the same reason. After spending an additional year at school, Mackintosh applied for entry to
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in 1958 to train as a Royal Navy officer and was accepted. In September 1969, he married Sharron Carter, daughter of a Royal Navy officer, and they had two daughters. Mackintosh and Carter subsequently divorced.


Career

Mackintosh's first novel, ''A Slaying in September'', was published in 1967. He wrote four other original novels between 1967 and 1970; his later books were either based on his television series, or were novelizations of televised episodes of his television series. Whilst serving as a
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officer, Mackintosh co-created the popular and acclaimed
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television drama series ''
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'' (1973–1977) and wrote several of its episodes. It was set on board the fictional HMS ''Hero'' (F42), which was portrayed by the real
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. Mackintosh was appointed a
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in the
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on his retirement from the Royal Navy. Employed at
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as a screenwriter after ''
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'', Mackintosh created and wrote most of the episodes of '' Wilde Alliance'', ''Thundercloud'', and ''
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''.


Disappearance

On the evening of 7 July 1979, Mackintosh was flying with two others (his friend and an experienced
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captain Graham Barber, who was the pilot; and Mackintosh's girlfriend, Susan Insole) over the
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in a light aircraft. The plane sent out a distress signal, which was picked up by the
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. The plane's last-known position was searched, but no wreckage of the plane was ever found, and its passengers have not been heard from since.spy writer's disappearance mirror his fiction?", ''John O'Groat Journal and Caithness Courier'', 3 January 2013
Retrieved 2 April 2015


Bibliography

* Mackintosh, Ian. (1978). ''The Sandbaggers''. Corgi Children's.


See also

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