Meet the wing commander

Meet the wing commander

A cartoon of four uniformed airmen and two partial figures. Three individuals are annotated 'Towering over everything but the windsock, meet Wing Commander 'Hank' Iveson D.S.O., D.F.C. and Bar, (Chief Flying Officer); Paddy Gilmer A.F.C., started the second Valiant squadron' and 'The station commander Group Captain F.R (Dicky) Bird, DS, DRC, ARC.'.

One newspaper cutting

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[circled] TOWERING OVER EVERYTHING BUT THE WINDSOCK, MEET WING COMMANDER ‘HANK’ IVESON D.S.O., D.F.C. AND BAR. (CHIEF FLYING INSTRUCTOR) [/circled]

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[circled] PADDY GILMER A.F.C. STARTED THE SECOND VALIANT SQUADRON. [/circled]

[circled] THE STATION COMMANDER GROUP CAPTAIN F.R. (DICKY) BIRD, DSO, DFC, AFC. [/ circled]

[boxed] FOR LITTLE WILLIE [/boxed]

LEWIS WILLIAMS