He took part in Operation Chastise, the RAF's "Dambusters" raid in 1943, and was described by journalist Sir Max Hastings as "one of the three great bomber pilots of the war".
It also led to historian Max Hastings referring to him as "the embodiment of all gossip-ridden staff officers".
There are several modern works on Montrose, including two biographies by John Buchan and one by Dame Veronica Wedgwood, and Montrose: The King's Champion by Max Hastings.
Sir Max Hastings and Simon Jenkins (1992) Battle for the Falklands M Joseph, ISBN 0-7181-2578-9
In 1989, the Sunday title was briefly merged into a seven-day operation under Max Hastings's overall control.
Hastings | Max Roach | Max Martin | Mad Max | Battle of Hastings | Max Ernst | Max Bygraves | Max Weber | Max Bruch | Max McLean | Max | Max Factor | Max Beckmann | Max Baucus | Max von Sydow | Max Reger | Max Beerbohm | Max Ophüls | Max Müller | Max Headroom | Max Bill | Peter Max | Max Reinhardt | Scott Hastings | Max Planck Society | Max Azria | Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings | Warren Hastings | Max Payne | Max Mosley |
Past winners have included British Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine of Lairg, Republican electoral advisor Karl Rove, and former newspaper editor Sir Max Hastings.