Wing Commander Jack Martin RAAF, an equipment officer in the RAAF, was transferred to England and attached to Bomber Command on 19 June 1944, with stints at No. 3 Group H.Q. near Newmarket; No. 31 Base, Stradishall as Base Equipment Officer; No. 40 Group H.Q., Andover; No. 56 Maintenance Wing, Annan, Scotland and No. 14 Maintenance Unit, Carlisle; then No. 16 Maintenance Unit at Stratford, where he was in charge of 1500 staff.

On 1 May 1945 he was attached to 2 TAF H.Q. in Brussels. Entered Germany 2 days before the end of the war. With Paddy Kieron, he was given the mission to travel through Germany to locate a suitable site for 2 TAF Advance Base, eventually choosing Celle.