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- Tags: Distinguished Flying Medal
Extract from log book of Squadron Leader Alan Gibson AFC DFM RNZAF
His pilot on his first operation was Flight Sergeant Burnett. Pilot Officer Allen also flew on one operation with him.
Extract from London Gazette 17 March 1944
Extracts from war diaries and information on aircraft crews and lists of bombing operations
Tags: 158 Squadron; 1652 HCU; 28 OTU; 4 Group; 466 Squadron; 640 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; bomb aimer; bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); crewing up; Distinguished Flying Cross; Distinguished Flying Medal; Distinguished Service Order; Halifax; Heavy Conversion Unit; mess; military living conditions; navigator; observer; Operational Training Unit; RAF Leconfield; RAF Lissett; RAF Marston Moor; RAF Wymeswold; searchlight; training; Wellington; wireless operator
Famed RAF Squadron to visit Lowry
Family at Buckingham Palace for award of Peter Jenkinson's Distinguished Flying Medal
Middle - photograph with full length image of two men either side of two women. Man on the right is wearing uniform tunic with brevet and…
Father receives son’s D.F.M. King's award to missing airman
Fifth of His Crew to be Decorated
Flak Hit Bombs
Flight Lieutenant FC Jenkins
Flight Lieutenant Peter Isaacson DFC, DFM
Flight Lieutenant William Alfred Colson DFM (141402) - Biography
Flight Lieutenant WM Stephen DSO and Crew
Flight Sergeant Harry Wilson Distinguished Flying Medal
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better…
Flight Sergeant Peter Raeburn Jenkinson DFM - life story
Flying Officer Arthur Thomas DFM
Flying Officer Cheale, Flying Officer Bates, Warrant Officer Pete Foolkes, Squadron Leader Chester and Flying Officer Foster
Photo 3 is a half length portrait of an airman in…
Flying Officer G Cruickshank DFM
Flying Officer Roy Padden DFC DFM
Photo 2 is Arthur in uniform sitting on a fence.
Flying Officer Ted Foster, Clifford Watson and Pete Foulkes
Photo 2 is a head and shoulders portrait of Clifford Watson. He is wearing dress…
For gallantry - Pilot Officer H R Madgett DFM
Foulness Island war memorial
Four newspaper cuttings
Top center - crippled bomber lights full on won dog-fight. Account of enemy fighter attack on a bomber, wounding four crew and damaged aircraft. One enemy hit and the other…
Frank Dennis' memoir
Tags: 1659 HCU; 419 Squadron; 427 Squadron; 6 Group; air gunner; aircrew; Anson; anti-aircraft fire; bale out; bomb aimer; C-47; crash; crewing up; demobilisation; Distinguished Flying Cross; Distinguished Flying Medal; evading; firefighting; flight engineer; forced landing; Fw 190; Gee; H2S; Halifax; Halifax Mk 2; Heavy Conversion Unit; Initial Training Wing; killed in action; Lancaster; Me 163; military discipline; military living conditions; mine laying; Morse-keyed wireless telegraphy; Mosquito; navigator; Operation Dodge (1945); Operation Exodus (1945); perception of bombing war; pilot; prisoner of war; promotion; RAF Bridlington; RAF Cardington; RAF Leeming; RAF Little Snoring; RAF Manston; RAF Middleton St George; RAF St Athan; RAF Stradishall; RAF Topcliffe; recruitment; Stirling; training; V-1; V-weapon; Window; wireless operator