 |
 |
 Home Page |
A sample of
Royal Air Force personnel awarded
medals in WW2
|
Name:
Allen, Serg. D.F.
Details: awarded G.M., for valiant efforts to save 3 men from a crashed plane. |
| Name:
Anderson, Sqd. Ldr. M.F. (AAF) Details: awarded D.F.C., for night operational flying and destroying enemy aircraft. |
| Name:
Bader, Sqd. Ldr. D.R. (DSO., DFC) Details: awarded bar to D.F.C., the famous legless pilot - prisoner of war in 1941. |
| Name:
Barclay, Flight Lt. George. Details: awarded D.F.C., for gallantry and devotion to duty in operational duties against enemy aircraft. |
| Name:
Barnwell, Pilot Off. D.U. Details: awarded D.F.C., for shooting down 4 Italian planes over Malta. |
| Name:
Barton, Sqd. Ldr. A.R. Details: awarded bar to D.F.C., No. 247 Sqdn., for gallantry and devotion to duty in air operations. |
| Name:
Barwell, Wg. Cmd. P.R. Details: awarded D.F.C. (1939), for Fighter Action. |
| Name:
Billington, Sgt.Air-Gunner. Details: awarded D.F.M., for putting out fire in his plane by using his parachute regardless of his own life. |
| Name:
Blackadder, Flight Lieut. W.F. Details: awarded D.S.O., of Edinburgh, for heroism in air combat. |
| Name:
Blatchford, Flight Lieut. H.P. Details: D.F.C., for helping to destroy 8 Nazi planes and damage 5 others on the same day. |
| Name:
Bowen, Sergeant. Details: awarded D.F.M., RAF., for bravery on operational missions with a bomber sqdn. in Syria. He shot down 7 enemy planes. |
| Name:
Broadhurst, Sqd. Ldr. H. Details: awarded D.F.C., for Fighter Action. |
| Name:
Brown, Flying Off. W.D. Details: awarded D.F.C., for his outstanding performance in raids on the Gneisenau and Scharnhorst at Brest. |
| Name:
Brown, Pilot Off. C.R. Details: awarded D.F.C., for skill and courage in bombing military objectives. |
| Name:
Bungey, Act. Sqd. Ldr. R.W. Details: awarded D.F.C., for continuous gallant and efficient leadership. |
| Name:
Campbell, Flight Lt. W.W. Details: awarded D.F.C., for brilliant bombing successes which included sinking 2 Italian submarines. |
| Name:
Carey, Pilot Off. G.W.F. Details: awarded D.F.C., 17/1/1940 - air action over land and sea. |
| Name:
Cartwright, Sgt. H. Details: awarded D.F.M., shot down 4 enemy aircraft - most efficient fighter. |
| Name:
Coleman, Flight Lieut. L.W. Details: awarded D.F.C., for bombing Munich on night of Bier-Keller speech. |
| Name:
Cook, Flying Off. J. Details: awarded D.F.C., for conspicuous bravery in the Battle of Britain September 1940. |
| Name:
Copley, Ldg.Aircraftman, J.J. Details: awarded D.F.M., 3/1/40 - for air action. |
| Name:
Cotes-Preedy, Flying Off. D.V. Details: awarded G.M., for saving the lives of his air-gunner and observer from crashed plane. |
| Name:
Currant, Flight Lieut. C.F. Details: awarded bar to D.F.C., for personally destroying 6 enemy aircraft and damaging a number of others. |
| Name:
Czernin, Count. Details: awarded D.F.C., RAF., for gallant conduct. A Czechoslovakian serving with the RAF. |