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#57 RC ALABASTER |
Wing Commander R C ‘Cliff’ ALABASTER DSO* DFC* (Subsequently contributed to the development of POSTWAR AVIATION, then as pilot Captain, Comets & BOAC) Representing OBSERVERS, the PATHFINDER FORCE, and 1943 PEENEMUNDE RAID (Operation Hydra) |
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#3 George ATKINS |
Corporal ‘Tommy’ George ATKINS Nos 1(F) & 43(F) Sqns, in pre-war motor industry serviced BATTLE OF BRITAIN HURRICANES, SPITFIRES in ITALY & 1944/45 LANCASTERS One of many GROUND TECHNICIANS who played a vital role throughout. |
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#180 Constance BABINGTON-SMITH |
Flight Officer Constance BABINGTON-SMITH MBE Legion of Merit FRSL Leading wartime PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETER (IMAGERY INTELLIGENCE) with brilliant V-1 ramps discovery & much else Representing PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE, vital in ground, naval & air operations |
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#13 Harold BALFOUR |
Harold Balfour, First Lord BALFOUR of Inchrye PC MC* (9 e/a) Flight Lieutenant Commander as 43(F) Sqn was formed by 23yr old Major Sholto Douglas MC; flew Western Front Sopwith Strutters & Camels; Churchill’s 1938-44 USofS for Air Representing the Royal Flying Corps & Royal Air Force |
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#307 John Lindsay BARKER |
Air Vice Marshal John Lindsay BARKER CB CBE DFC (Father at JUTLAND). Army Co-op 26 Sqn, BEF, OC 241 Sqn HURRICANES, WAR CABINET Plans, OC 625 Sqn LANCASTERS inc. OP MANNA, TIGER Force HK |
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#8 Roland Prosper BEAMONT |
Wing Commander Roland Prosper ‘Bee’ BEAMONT CBE DSO DFC* USAAF DFC FRAES (6-9 e/a + 31 V-1s) 87, 79, 56 Flight Lieutenant & Commander TYPHOON, OC609, TEMPEST Wing Leader 3,486, 56 Sqns, Battles of France & Britain, 1942-78 leading test pilot |
| #33 Michael BEETHAM |
Marshall of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael BEETHAM GCB CBE DFC AFC DL FRAeS One of the few bomber pilots to survive the BATTLE of BERLIN, 50, 57 & 35 Sqns later 82 Recce & CO Valiant 214 Squadron & Chief of Air Staff |
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#32 Harold A C BIRD-WILSON |
Air Vice-Marshal Harold A C BIRD-WILSON CBE DSO DFC* AFC* (9 e/a) Flying ace. Second Archibald McIndoe ‘guinea pig’ after pre-war crash, No.17 Sqn Battles of France & Britain, Lieutenant Commander 234, OC 124 & 66, 121 & 122 Wgs & Mustangs |
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#294 Donald J M BLAKESLEE |
Colonel Donald J M BLAKESLEE DSC (2) Silver Star (2) Legion of Merit, DFC (8) AM (8) DFC (UK) RCAF 401 Sqn BIGGIN HILL late 1941, OC 133 (EAGLE) Sqn SPITFIRES, in & led 4th FTR GP DEBDEN, P-47 & P-51s led 1st to BERLIN + 7hr POLTAVA; Korean War |
| #56 GW BOON |
GW ‘Danny’ BOON BOMBER Command FLIGHT ENGINEER, AIRCREW ASSOCIATION late Hon. Sec. for many years. Representing the role of WARTIME AIRCREW, of every aircraft, role and vintage, & AIR TRAINING CORPS |
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| #270 Lewis BRANDON |
Squadron Leader Lewis BRANDON DSO DFC* RAF navigator (bk), with pilot Wing Commander James G BENSON DSO, DFC*, a leading NIGHT FIGHTER crew, SQNs 1 ~ILTON41 Defiant, BEAUFIGHTER (141) MOSQUITO (157 & 488 NZ SQNS) bomber support, and later in the war protecting Coastal Command anti-submarine patrols, intruder patrols in support of Bomber Command combatting the German night fighters, and attacking the V1 flying bombs. Author of Night Flyer. |
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#22 Harry BROADHURST |
Air Chief Marshal Sir Harry BROADHURST GCB KBE DSO* DFC* AFC 41, 19, CFI No.4 FTS Abu Sueir, OC 111 Sqn, CO Wittering & Hornchurch, Desert Air Force, Cdr 83 Gp, C-in-C 2nd TAF, Bomber Cd & Cdr AFCE |
| #74 Ivor BROOM |
Air Marshal Sir Ivor BROOM KCB CBE DSO DFC** AFC Born in Cardiff. BLENHEIM & MOSQUITO LOW LEVEL STRIKE & LNSF PFF; AOC MALTA commissioned him on 107 Sqn when all officers killed or missing |
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| #295 Richard BROWN |
Leading Aircraftman Richard BROWN A/C Fitter 2 Eng. Bombed and strafed, often in both UK and NW Europe. HURRICANES MANSTON, 43(F) Sqn Wick, TANGMERE, STIRLING 7 Sqn to forward areas Repair & Salvage. Representing BATTLE OF BRITAIN GROUNDCREW |
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| #73 Terence BULLOCH |
Squadron Leader Terence BULLOCH DSO* DFC* Born in Ulster. Terry’s crew had the top U BOAT kills of 4 U-Boats + 4 damaged; tracked 26, attacked 18. In memory of NZ Nick ENSOR (2+) and representing COASTAL COMMAND |
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#103 Bransome A BURBRIDGE |
Wing Commander Bransome A ‘Branse’ BURBRIDGE DSO* DF’C* DFC (US) (21 e/a & 3 V-1s) Top scorer, with Sqn Ldr FS ‘Bill’ SKELTON, on MOSQUITO in UK and 100 GROUP long range support Representing the NIGHT-FIGHTER WAR |
| #60 Ian B BUTLER |
Group Captain Ian B BUTLER DFC AFC on 221, 38 & 252 Sqns, 247 Wg & 790TU Representing BLENHEIM, WELLINGTON, BEAUFIGHTER ANTI-SHIPPING search/strike OPERATIONS in MEDITERRANEAN |
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#27 Frank R CAREY |
Group Captain Frank R ‘Chota’ CAREY CBE DFC** AFC DFM (28+ e/a) 43, 3, 43, 245, OC 135 Sqn & Burma 267 Wg Ldr India, CO Fayid with 28-35 Hurricane German and Japanese victories in BATTLE OF BRITAIN and the Far East |
| #262 Michael CAUCHI |
Michael CAUCHI In siege for MALTA GC, later Polish Cross of Valour on 31 SQN SAAF LIBERATORS supply drops WARSAW UPRISING, flew Romanian PLOESTI OIL attacks and River DANUBE MINJNG |
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#31 Geoffrey Leonard CHESHIRE |
Group Captain Geoffrey Leonard, Baron CHESHIRE of Woodhall Spa VC OM DSO** DFC Recipient of the Victoria Cross. VR Oxford UAS, 102, 35, Wing Commander OC 76 Sqn, CO Marston Moor, Master Bomber 617 Sqn & UK NAGASAKI observer |
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#165 Werner Hosewinckel CHRISTIE |
Major General Werner Hosewinckel CHRISTIE War Cross with Sword DSO DFC St Olav’s Medal RNoAF & RAF destroyed 9 aircraft, mostly FW190s In memory of his PATHFINDER brother Squadron Leader Johann CHRISTIE DSO DFC and representing NORWAY’s AIRCREW and 332 SQN |
| #288 Winefred COLE |
Winefred (née CASSELLE) COLE WAAF for BRITISH LATIN AMERICAN VOLUNTEERS c. 4,000 from ARGENTINA, 750 in 164 Arg-Brit Sqn, RAF,SAAF & RCAF; Brazil end neutrality Aug42, most Mar 1945 |
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| #80 Charles COX |
Flight Sergeant Charles COX MM RAF, flew and parachuted with 43 and Major General John ‘Johnny’ D FROST on BRUNEVAL RAID (Operation Biting), the PARAS’ first Battle Honour, to dismantle & retrieve this German radar. Representing GROUND RADAR |
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#298 John W COX |
Captain John W COX USAAF B-29 SUPERFORTRESS Airplane Cdr for US MARINES taking TINIAN & SAIPAN + TOKYO B-29 RAIDS, crew Plt C Marshall, Nav J O’Donnel, Bdr H Feldman, Flt Eng J Huckins+6 |
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#114 Edward D CREW |
Air Vice-Marshal Edward D CREW CB DSO* DFC* MA (12+ e/a & 21 V-1s) NIGHT-FIGHTER ace. Civil Air Guard & CAMBRIDGE UAS, RAFVR 604, 85, 96 (& 1950 Malaya 1945) Sqns BEAUFIGHTERS & MOSQUITO; e/a included many He-111s. |
| #62 John CRUICKSHANK |
Flight Lieutenant John CRUICKSHANK VC Recipient of the Victoria Cross. ED RAFVR also Scots, for COASTAL COMMAND; with 72 wounds & Navigator Bomb Aimer dead in crippled CATALINA, sank U-Boat before aircraft’s return to Sullom Voe |
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#50 John CUNNINGHAM |
Group Captain John “Cat’s Eyes” CUNNINGHAM CBE DSO** DFC* AE DL FRAeS (20+ e/a) Great Airborne Interception (AI) Radar success, mostly with Jimmy RAWNSLEY on BEAUFIGHTER & MOSQUITO NIGHT FIGHTER OPS; post-war test pilot |
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#77 Lettice CURTIS |
Miss Lettice CURTIS ATA “arguably the most remarkable woman pilot of the Second World War” (Telegraph) One of the first women pilots to join the British Air Transport Auxiliary, she flew continuously throughout the war, later flight test engineer & air racing pilot: her book The Forgotten Pilots illustrates country’s debt to Lords Beaverbrook & (No. 13: Lord Balfour), and AIR TRANSPORT AUXILIARY. Also wrote her autobiography. “In 1992 she gained her helicopter licence, but three years later decided that, at the age of 80, her flying days were over.” Representing WOMEN PILOTS & the FERRY POOLS. |
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#260 Lawrence CURTIS |
Squadron Leader Lawrence ‘Larry’ CURTIS DFC AIR SIGNALLER 149,99,158 & 617 SQNs in longest BOMBER, OFFENSIVE WHITLEY, STIRLING, 5 of his 8 crew killed, WELLINGTON, HALIFAX & LANCASTER |
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#306 Thomas F DALTON-MORGAN |
Group Captain Thomas F DALTON-MORGAN DSO OBE DFC* 22 Sqn Vildebeestes BATTLE OF BRITAIN 43 Sqn long OC, HURRICANE, 17ftr victories, IBSLEY WG LDR, brilliant 2nd TAF Group Captain Ftr Ops Plan D-DAY & EUROPE |
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#18 W Dennis DAVID |
Group Captain W Dennis DAVID CBE DFC* AFC (17 e/a) Welsh flying ace. Joined No 87 Squadron’s Hurricanes as a 19-year-old in 1938, 213, 152, OC89 Sqn, had both BATTLE OF FRANCE & BATTLE OF BRITAIN victories, later Hugh Trenchard’s ADC |
| #213 Jeff DAVIES |
Corporal Jeff DAVIES RAF Aircraft Fitter, 39 SQN BLENHEIMS and MARYLANDS, Representing 2,400 people in 15 RAF SERVICING COMMANDO UNITS (his: No. 3232, formed in MID-EAST and served MALTA, ITALY: SICILY, REGGIO & SALERNO) |
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#49 Alan C DEERE |
Air Commodore Alan C DEERE DSO OBE DFC* DFC (US) Croix de Guerre (17+ e/a) Later Wing Leader at HORNCHURCH & BIGGIN HILL, the Central Gunnery School & No.145 (FRENCH) WING, author of Nine Lives. Representing NEW ZEALAND |
| #89 William D DISBREY |
Air Vice-Marshal William D DISBREY CB CBE AFC CEng F1MechE pre-war 3 Squadron pilot & ENGINEERING SPECIALIST. Representing the vitally important GROUND TECHNICIAN SPECIALISTS |
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#157 Michel G L DONNET |
Lieutenant-General Aviateur Baron Michel G L ‘Mike’ DONNET CVO DFC Légion d’Honneur Croix de Guerre BELGIAN with Leon DIVOY flew to Essex at night ~Kettlewell on 5th July, 1940 in stolen Stampe near Germans and Waterloo; flew Spitfires with 64 Sqn OC 64 & 350 BELGIAN Squadrons |
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#168 Billy DRAKE |
Group Captain Billy DRAKE DSO DFC* (20 e/a) No. 1(F) Sqn HURRICANES in FRANCE, 213 Sqn, 421 Flight BATTLE of BRITAIN, SPITFIRE FR, OC 112 Sqn KITTYHAWKS WESTERN DESERT, Wing Ldr MALTA, then 20 WG TYPHOONS and at SHAEF HQ |
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#19 Boleslaw H DROBINSKI |
Squadron Leader Boleslaw H DROBINSKI VMKW DFC (7 e/a) Polish flying ace. 65, 303, 317, OC 303 Squadron & Representing POLISH airmen, in RAF known as ‘Ski’, victories were in Spitfires May 1941-March 1942; later when OC 303 flew Mustangs |
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#187 AG DUDGEON |
Air Vice-Marshal AG ‘Tony’ DUDGEON CBE DFC RAF from pre-war North West Frontier s to BLENHEIMS in Desert War, SIEGE of No.4 FTS HABBANIYA, DOWN AMPNEY Wing Commander Flying for HORSAS and DAKOTAS in NORMANDY INVASION |
| #36 WGG DUNCAN SMITH |
Group Captain WGG DUNCAN SMITH DSO* DFC** (17-19 e/a) NORTH WEALD Wg Ldr + NORWEGIAN SPITFIRES, Wing Commander No.244 Wing in the DESERT AIR FORCE & ITALIAN CAMPAIGN + 324 Wing |
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#15 Patrick Hunter DUNN |
Air Marshal Sir Patrick Hunter DUNN KBE CBE DFC 500 Sqn, Long Range Development Unit, CFS & OC Nos 80 & 274 & In memory of Squadron Leader M T StJ ‘Pat’ PATTLE DFC* 80 & OC33Sqn, top Commonwealth fighter pilot, KIA 20 Apr 1941 |
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#16 JFD ELKINGTON |
Wing Commander JFD ‘Tim’ ELKINGTON RAFC Cranwell 1939-40, No.1(F) Sqn in Battles of France & Britain, went with 1941 No.151 Wing Hurricanes to VAENGA RUSSIA and on catapult Hurricane Atlantic CAM ships |
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#215 Lucian ERCOLANI |
Wing Commander Lucian ERCOLANI DSO* DFC Survived 3 day ditching, 214, 99, OC355 & 155 Sqns LIBERATORS Kanchanburi RIVER KWAI RAID Representing: WELLINGTONS & the 1000 BOMBER RAID on Cologne [and ~ ‘All Five Big Ones’] |
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#106 David EVANS |
Air Chief Marshal Sir David EVANS GCB CBE CBIM & Bath King of Arms From Ontario, CANADA, VCDS 1981-83 Representing COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING SCHEME and CANADA’s vital combined contribution in WW2 |
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#55 Edward FENNESSY |
Group Captain Sir Edward FENNESSY CBE BSc FIEE FRIN Representing the vital operation and repair of early RADAR GCI stations in BATTLE of BRITAIN & later development of the NAVIGATION and BOMBING AIDS |
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#84 R Patrick M GIBBS |
Wing Commander R Patrick M GIBBS DSO DFC* 1936 RAF College, with DSO uncle killed in WW1; was ‘TORPEDO LEADER’ author Representing BEAUFORT + MED. TORPEDO & ANTI-SHIPPING OPERATIONS |
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#197 John AA GIBSON |
Squadron Leader John AA ‘Johnny’ GIBSON DSO DFC* (e/a 12) RAF & RNZAF (destroyed c.14, damaged l2 e/a) for NEW ZEALAND in BATTLES of FRANCE & BRITAIN, 501SQN, No.53 OTU, in PACIFIC, RHINE CROSSING at REES, 5th time shot down, BURMA,VIP pilot |
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#25 Denys GILLAM |
Group Captain Denys GILLAM DSO** DFC* AFC (8 e/a) RAF Fighter Pilot Ace. 29, 616, 312, OC 306 & 615 Sqns & 146 Wg Ldr & Hurricane flakship buster, with fastest enemy a/c victory on take-off from Speke (Ju88); Typhoons & 2TAF |
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#2 John GRANDY |
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John GRANDY GCB GCVO KBE DSO RAF 54 & 604 Sqns, OC London UAS, Battle of BRITAIN OC 249 Sqn, 1st Typhoon Wing, N Africa 73 OTU, OC 341 DAKOTA Wing, 1967-71 Chief of Air Staff |
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#133 Raymond E GRAYSTON |
Flight Sergeant Raymond E GRAYSTON DAMBUSTER. Later POW, Dunsfold Hawker/BAe inspector, FLIGHT ENGINEER in RAAF Fg Off Leslie KNIGHT DSO’s 617 Sqn crew breached EDER DAM (RAAF 2, RAF 3 & RCAF 2) |
| #58 Lionel CD GREGORY |
Wing Commander Lionel CD GREGORY DFC Wellington, Mosquito OTU QFI, instructor friend of & briefed Richard HILLARY on his final fatal sortie. (cf Michael Burn [86], who married Mary & edited ‘Richard & Mary’) |
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#95 WJ GREGORY |
Wing Commander W J ‘Sticks’ GREGORY DSO DFC* DFM VR 3 CATERPILLAR, l GOLDFISH. In memory of Wing Commander JRD ‘Bob’ BRAHAM DSO** DFC** and representing 29, 141 & 107 Sqns (29+ e/a) and BEAUFIGHTER/MOSQUITO OPS |
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#14 HJL HALLOWES |
Wing Commander HJL ‘Jim’ HALLOWES DFC DFM* (c. 19+ e/a) 43, 96, 43, 65, OC of 122, 222, 165 & 504 Sqns after Halton 1932 & Sgt Pilot 1936; in BATTLE OF BRITAIN destroyed his Bf-109 attacker once when on fire, Stn Cdr Dunsfold |
| #271 Patrick M HAMILTON |
Patrick M HAMILTON RAF for 30 258 & 261 SQN HURRICANES & FAA 273 SQN FULMARs DEFENCE of JAP NAVY RAID on COLOMBO NAVAL BASE, CEYLON, he destroyed attacker 5Apr42 one of 25 shot down. |
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#75 Avis J HEARN |
Aircraftwoman (later Flight Sergeant) Avis J HEARN (Parsons) MM One of only 6 WOMEN’S AUXILIARY AIR FORCE members during the war honoured with the Military Medal. 4’11” of courage: in BATTLE OF BRITAIN, 18Aug40, stayed at reporting post as secret POLING RADAR station bombed: “about 30 planes dropped about 90 bombs on us.” |
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#166 Svein HEGLUND |
Major General Svein HEGLUND DSO DFC* RNoAF & RAF the top scoring NORWEGIAN fighter pilot of the war, with over 15 victories, mostly with 331 Norwegian Squadron SPITFIRES Vb and IXs and three Bf-110s destroyed with No.85 Mosquito Sqn. |
| #100 David HILL |
Colonel David L ‘Tex’ HILL USAAF (18¼ e/a) American fighter pilot and ‘triple ace’, 12¼ e/a as Sqn Ldr on FLYING TIGER and 6 e/a as US Army Air Corps officer: flew with the 23rd FIGHTER GROUP In 1942-44, also flew P-51s (retired as Brigadier General). Representing AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP of CHENAULT’s ‘FLYING TIGERS’ over CHINA |
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#34 Lewis HODGES |
Air Chief Marshal Sir Lewis HODGES KCB CBE DSO* DFC* on Nos 76, 49, 161 & 357 for BOMBER & SPECIAL DUTY SQNS (OC after W/C Freddie PICKARD), the FRENCH RESISTANCE & SOE “set Europe ablaze” |
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#191 Paul HOLDER |
Air Marshal Sir Paul HOLDER KBE CB DSO DFC On 218 SQN WELLINGTONS after 57, 108 & 84 SQNS, flew AOC 3 Gp on No.85 Mosquito Sqn. Representing SOUTH AFRICANS & SAAF |
| #71 Henk J HOLLEMAN |
Henk J HOLLEMAN DFM FInstD FBIM BOSTONS & MITCHELLS Representing Royal NETHERLANDS AIR FORCE and OUR EUROPEAN ALLIES in AIR, LAND, NAVAL and RESISTANCE OPERATIONS |
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#21 James E JOHNSON |
Air Vice-Marshal James E ‘Johnnie’ JOHNSON CB CBE DSO** DFC* (c.38+ e/a) 700 operational 1941-1944 sorties: 19, 6!6, OC 616, Wg Ldr Kenley & 127, 125 &124 Wing top ~Ftr mdr Representing SPITFIRE Squadrons & in memory of Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader CBE DSO* DFC* 23, 19, 222, 0C242 |
| #99 Gerald W JOHNSON |
General Gerald W JOHNSON USAF (17 e/a) USAAF 19Aug43 first ace in Col HUB ZEMKE’s top scoring 56th FIGHTER GROUP. Representing P-47 THUNDERBOLTS & those vital FORTRESS long range ESCORTS |
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| #267 Don JONES |
Warrant Officer Pilot Don JONES ~success but losses No.6 SQN Mk IV HURRICANES with its “tin opener” 40mm guns EL ALAMEIN Jul42 & 16 tanks destroyed 24Oct42, Mar43, Le CLERCs FREE FRENCH; INDIA ferry flying |
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#29 Ronald G KELLETT |
Wing Commander Ronald G KELLETT DSO DFC VM AE* RAF Flying Ace. Representing Auxiliary Air Force & Polish contribution: Nos 600, 616, 249 Sqns, founding OC 303 Polish Squadron, the most successful Battle of Britain Squadron & OC 96 Sqn |
| #23 Eric KIGHTLEY |
Flight Sergeant Eric KIGHTLEY Air gunner & one of the only two survivors in crew of 11 when Wing Commander Gerald de Souza’s 355 Sqn Liberator ditched Bay of Bengal on fire: Wing Commander E James B Nicolson VC DFC killed 2 May 1945 |
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#35 JI KILMARTIN |
Wing Commander JI ‘Killy’ KILMARTIN OBE DFC (13+ e/a) born Dundalk, BATTLE OF FRANCE and BATTLE OF BRITAIN, HORNCHURCH SPITFIRE & 136 TYPHOON Wings, 2TAF HQ and on Far East THUNDERBOLTS |
| #281 Vassili KUBAREV |
Vassili KUBAREV SOVIET AIR FORCE PILOT for the YAK & ILYUSHIN FIGHTER GROUND ATTACK BOMBING to SUPPORT EASTERN FRONT USSR TROOPS & ADVANCE into GERMANY |
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#7 James LACEY |
Squadron Leader James ‘Ginger’ LACEY DFM* AFM Croix de Guerre (28+ e/a) 501, 602, OC155 & 17, 72 & 43 Sqns; 57 OTU instructor for 249 top scorer (31+ e/a) Fg Off George ‘Screwball’ Beurling DSO DFC* DFM* of 403, 41, 249, 412 Sqns |
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#160 Henri Lucien LAFONT |
Colonel Henri Lucien LAFONT Cdr Légion d’Honneur, Comp. de la Libération, G.Off de l’Ordre de Mérite, Croix de Guerre Dramatically escaped Vichy-held Algeria for England, flew HURRICANES, one of 13 French pilots in the BATTLE of BRITAIN. 1938-65 L’Armée de l’Air & RAF 245, 615, 341 Alsace Sqns. In memory of his friends Commandant René MOUCHOTTE, Bernard DUPÉRIER, and some 300 FRENCH pilots killed in the war. |
| #266 Robin LANGDON-DAVIES |
Squadron Leader Robin LANGDON-DAVIES DFC RAF 89 SQN BEAUFIGHTERS, & then HURRICANES 94, 123 & 6 SQN TOBRUK to TUNISIA, first 3” ROCKET PROJECTILES v. TANKS & SHIPPING, BALKAN Air Force |
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| #131 John E LASH |
Flying Officer John E LASH Observer Bomb Aimer Gunner for CANADIAN BOMBER FORCE and RCAF 514 Sqn, stationed at RAF Waterbeach, & distinctive courage of Jewish aircrew: 34 LANCASTER operations, crew destroyed 3 a/c |
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| #59 Roderick AB LEAROYD |
Wing Commander Roderick AB LEAROYD VC Recipient of the Victoria Cross. Courageous 12Aug40 attack in five HAMPDENS (2 shot down, 2 hit ahead, on attack run) on Dortmund Ems Aqueduct, became Harris’s BOMBER COMMAND exemplar |
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#151 Arthur LEIGHTON-PORTER |
Flying Officer Arthur LEIGHTON-PORTER 182 & 245 Sqns, secret husband to [No. 150] Chrystobel ‘Jane’ Leighton-Porter. Repesenting RAF ROCKET-FIRING TYPHOONS, so important in NW EUROPE’s LIBERATION against enemy armour |
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#30 Gwilym LEWIS |
Wing Commander Gwilym LEWIS DFC (12 e/a) World War 1 Flying Ace. RFC & RAF, with 12 WW1 kills No.32 Sqn DH2s in France at 18, was last surviving WWI SE-5 fighter leader on No.40 Sqn, after Central Flying School Lieutenant Commander; WW2 in War Cabinet team reporting to & briefing CHURCHILL. |
| #192 Piao-Chang LIANG |
Lieutenant Colonel ‘Peter’ Piao-Chang LIANG to NANKING Military ACADEMY & AIR SIGNALS & INT STAFF after 14 SQN 1939 CHENGTU + Russians & 3 SQN KUNMING Representing IMPERIAL CHINESE ARMY, AIR FORCE, & CHINA’s RESISTANCE |
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#130 Miroslav A LISKUTIN |
Squadron Leader Miroslav A ‘Tony’ LISKUTIN DFC RAF, fighter pilot and later post-war RAF & civilian flying instructor In memory of friends FRANTISEK, KUCERA & SMIK and representing all CZECHS + 511 Czech WW2 airmen killed. |
| #194 Geoffrey LOCKWOOD |
Flying Officer Geoffrey LOCKWOOD ~& many rescues for ROYAL AIR FORCE’s MARINE CRAFT and AIR SEA RESCUE SERVICE SAVING DITCHED AIRCREW e.g. 8 from FLYING FORTRESS 004 of 8AF 305 GP 364 SQN CHELVESTON 6 Sep 1943 |
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#11 C George LOTT |
Air Vice Marshall C George LOTT CB CBE DSO DFC (5 e/a) “One of the very first of the few”. Halton, 1 of only 3 airmen taught to fly on 19 Sqn trial, 41 Sqn, Iraq, OC 43(F) Sqn, lost eye on eve of BATTLE OF BRITAIN combat, CO Hornchurch, Sector Cdr & RAF Delegation to USA |
| #48 PB LUCAS |
Wing Commander P B ‘Laddie’ LUCAS CBE DSO* DFC (c. 6 e/a) As 1942 OC 249 Sqn, , fighter leader, later a post-war MP and aviation author, 1936, 1947 & 1949 Walker Cup golfer Representing MALTA George Cross |
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#128 Ian R MACLENNAN |
Flight Lieutenant Ian R MACLENNAN DFM RCAF (7 e/a) Shot down by A/A fire on D+2, 8Jun44, POW was on 401, 1435 MALTA & 443 Sqns In memory of mentor Squadron Leader Henry Wallace ‘Wally’ McLEOD DSO DFC* (21 e/a,) KIA 27Sep44 |
| #92 TG MAHADDIE |
Group Captain T G ‘Hamish’ MAHADDIE DSO DFC AFC* Czech MC CEng 1928 HALTON Apprentice. Representing 70 & 7 Squadron STIRLINGS, and Air Vice Marshal Don BENNETT‘s PATHFINDER FORCE for BOMBER Operations |
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| #189 W Eric MANTLE |
Reverend Group Captain W Eric MANTLE MA Served in ITALY, evacuated DUTCH in JAVA, at IWAKUNI 1945 HIROSHIMA + METHODIST PASTOR Kyoshi Tanimoto RECONCILIATION with JAPAN Representing CHAPLAINS |
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#289 Roy MAX |
Group Captain Roy MAX DSO DFC CdeG NEW ZEALANDER, 103 SQN BATTLE pilot in 1940 FRANCE, WELLINGTONS, RNZAF OC No 75 (NZ) SQN STIRLINGS LANCASTERS, 1st Commonwealth Bomber Command |
| #76 Dennis McCAIG |
Squadron Leader Dennis P F ‘Mac’ McCAIG MBE AFC was Hon Sec Nos 1, 56 & 249 Sqn Assns, from FIJI, 249 SPITFIRES & 118 Sqn MUSTANGS in ITALIAN CAMPAIGN shot down & POW 1945; later 33 & 5 Sqns |
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| #104 Patrick J MEADE |
Group Captain Patrick J MEADE CBE Representing UK’s vital METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE (1935-73) and its wide, everyday service and application, in peace or war in many theatres, for both RAF and CIVIL AVIATION |
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| #51 Francis RL MELLERSH |
Air Vice-Marshal Francis R L ‘Togs’ MELLERSH CB DFC* (8+ e/a & 40 V-1s) (by BEAUFIGHTERS & by MOSQUITO), son of Air Vice Marshal Sir Francis Mellersh, RFC Sopwith Camel pilot (5 e/a) against ‘Red Baron’ Manfred von Richthofen |
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| #69 John B MITCHELL |
Air Commodore John B MITCHELL CBE AFC Wartime ROYAL & VIP flights, inc. CHURCHILL to YALTA & other flights. Representing TRANSPORT COMMAND & OBSERVERS and ALL NAVIGATOR AIRCREW |
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| #78 Charles H MIXON |
Lieutenant Colonel Charles H MIXON USAAF In memory of his crews, and representing ALL CREWS, of the ‘MIGHTY EIGHTH’ US 8th ARMY AIR FORCE – especially his B-17 FLYING FORTRESSES & their high combat LOSSES. |
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| #127 Stan MOHR |
Staff Sergeant Stan MOHR 466th BOMB GROUP crew gunner for 30 daylight mission tours over Occupied Europe; USAAF day & RAF night strategic bombing (which diverted thousands of 88mm guns to the defence of Germany, and an element thought to have saved many hundreds of thousands of lives). |
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#102 Thomas F NEIL |
Wing Commander Thomas F ‘Ginger’ NEIL DFC DFC* AFC AE (17 e/a) 249 Sqn HURRICANES, BATTLE of BRITAIN, then to MALTA in May off ARK ROYAL to Dec4l; in l944 shared 16 e/a strafed + USAF 9th AIR FORCE |
| #286 CD NORTH-LEWIS |
Air Commodore C D ‘Kit’ NORTH-LEWIS DSO DFC* 60th BN Q VIC RIFLES into RAF. BLENHEIM 13 Sqn, TOMAHAWK & MUSTANG 26 Sqn, TYPHOON OC181 & 124Wg Ldr inc FALAISE tankbusting to RHINE |
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| #126 EW NOTHSTEIN |
EW ‘Bill’ NOTHSTEIN 392nd BOMB GROUP. Crewed with 125 and 127, formed and worked up in USA & flew from EAST ANGLIA bases. ~All returned for VE-Day 50th Anniversary Celebrations Representing USAAF LIBERATOR AIR GUNNERS |
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| #147 Terence P O’BRIEN |
Wing Commander Terence P O’BRIEN Author from NSW, AUSTRALIA, RAF BALLOON COMMAND & two pilot 1940/41 COASTAL BLENHEIM tours, later CHINDIT Air Liaison, 357 SD Sqn FORCE 136 + SEAC |
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#97 Robin OLDS |
Brigadier General Robin OLDS AFC DSM* Silver Star (4) Legion of Merit DFC (6) AM (40) DFC (UK) Croix de Guerre (45 e/a) ‘Triple Ace’ for US, USAAF & 8th AIR FORCE (12 e/a, 9 in P-38s, 3 in P-51 +11 strafed); and in Vietnam 1967 destroyed 4 MiG 21/17 in F-4 aged 44 (son of Major General Robert OLDS WW1) |
| #70 Wilfrid E OULTON |
Air Vice-Marshal Wilfrid E OULTON CB CBE DSO DFC MiD (3) CEng FRIN FIERE (2 U Boats destroyed) Obituary in The Independent MiD*** Representing pre-War and WW2’s COASTAL COMMAND’s long RAF/RN ANTI-U BOAT JOINT BATTLE of ATLANTIC |
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#5 AH PIPER |
Squadron Leader AH ‘Peter’ PIPER DFC 236 Squadron BLENHEIMS. Peter re-trained as a pilot and flew transport supply. Representing all other aircrew, and non-fighter aircraft types, in and beyond the BATTLE OF BRITAIN. |
| #108 Donald A POCOCK |
Air Vice-Marshal Donald A POCOCK CBE Served Western Desert, Middle East and Balkans, founder member ROYAL AIR FORCE REGIMENT (formed 8Jan and 12Feb42) Representing ROYAL AIR FORCE REGIMENT / Tactical GROUND DEFENCE of RAF AIRFIELDS |
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#185 Claire QUILL |
Mrs Claire QUILL née (Wg Off) LEGGE WRAF Adviser Battle of Britain film, Test pilot Jeffrey QUILL OBE AFC’s wife, Representing Lord DOWDING’s CONTROL and REPORTING, FIGHTER COMMAND’s WAAF, PLOTTERS, & FIGHTER CONTROLLERS |
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#293 Philip M RASMUSSEN |
Lieutenant Colonel Philip M RASMUSSEN USAAF 46th PURSUIT SQN, HAWAII PEARL HARBOR defence 7Dec41 in WHEELER FIELD runaway gun P-36 Hawk, shot down Jap VAL attacker, flew P-47s in PACIFIC |
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#61 William I REID |
Flight Lieutenant William I REID VC Recipient of the Victoria Cross. AFVR Scot in hit LANCASTER 3NOV43, twice attacked, with dead Navigator and fatally wounded WIRELESS OPERATOR, stuck to course, bombed target & returned to base semi-conscious. |
| #223 A RICHARDSON |
Flight Lieutenant A ‘Tony’ RICHARDSON July40 at 16 [WELLINGTON AIR GUNNER] ~AF 108 SQN 27Feb42; 228, 277+279 SQN Atlantic Convoy SUNDERLANDS Representing 600 SQN BLENHEIMS & in memory of ‘the OZ crew’ in the DESERT |
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#207 David ROBERTS |
Group Captain David ROBERTS MBE MM At RAF Kenley, he engaged 3 Dorniers from the ground in “one of the most unusual exploits of air defence in the Battle of Britain”, bringing down one and damaging two. ~ As LAC [Leading Aircraftsman] MM 18Aug40 PARACHUTE & CABLE [RAF KENLEY] BATTLE OF BRITAIN Dornier kill; in SUEZ, v. mining e/a, DESERT, Aleppo, CYPRUS, OC BATTLE SCHOOL. Representing RAF REGIMENT. |
| #96 EE RODLEY |
Wing Commander EE ‘Rod’ RODLEY DSO DFC* AFC AE PATHFINDER & OC 97, AUGSBURG RAID; + CREW Freeman Boston, wheels up ~Lancaster on sandbank with mines; became first Jet Captain on Comet |
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#17 Fred ROSIER |
Air Chief Marshal Sir Fred ROSIER GCB CBE DSO 43 (F) Sqn on Furies & Hurricanes at Tangmere 1936 to 1939, in France, UK, Western Deser t and Europe, developing close tactical fighter support with 22. ~ Harry Broadhurst ~ |
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#243 John N ROWLAND |
Squadron Leader John N ROWLAND DSO DFC* RAF: 613 SQN Hectors + LYSANDERS May40, CALAIS supply CFS HALIFAX & LANCASTER WICKENBY BOMBING OPS 12 SQN (+109 & 626) & 625 SQN Kelstern. Awarded DSO twice in three days during bombing operations over Germany in 1943. |
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#83 John ROWLANDS |
Air Marshal Sir John ROWLANDS GC KBE Representing the continuing vital role of GROUND ARMAMENT & BOMB DISPOSAL, A.R.P. and the CIVIL DEFENCE in minimising BLITZ bombing effects & V-1 & V-2 casualties |
| #188 Kenneth RUMBOLD |
Corporal Kenneth RUMBOLD RAF A/C FITTER ENGINES, in big RFC/WW2 RAF family, on.73 SQN in BATTLE of FRANCE, evacuated at St Nazaire ~missed 30 friends in 3,000 lost on bombed SS LANCASTRIA Representing the 200 DAY SIEGE ‘RATS of TOBRUK’ & the key role of AUSTRALIANS in the defeat of Rommel’s offensive. |
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| #125 Gene SALTARELLI |
First Lieutenant Gene SALTARELLI AM (+3 oak leaf clusters) VM EAME Campaign Medal (2 bronze stars) Pilot for returning LIBERATOR CREW of 466th HEAVY BOMBARDMENT GROUP & ALL USAAF BOMBER &.B-24 LIBERATOR AIR and GROUND TECHNICIAN CREWS |
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#241 Leslie SCARMAN |
Leslie Scarman, Baron SCARMAN PC OBE RAF 1940-45, BOMBER COMMAND and Squadron Leader ‘TORCH’, IKE-MONTY Liaison, Nov42-May45 PSO AM TEDDER Desert & to Europe SURRENDERS |
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#88 Desmond FB SHEEN |
Group Captain Desmond F B SHEEN DFC* (5e/a) from Sydney, AUSTRALIA for BofB & 72 Sqn SPITFIRE operations, friend of Wing Commander JB ‘Nick’ NICOLSON VC DFC & Representing the support of DOMINION AIR FORCES. |
| #124 Albert J SHOWER |
Colonel Albert J SHOWER USAAF & USAF CO 467th BOMB GP Rackheath MIGHTY EIGHTH LIBERATORS, top bombing accuracy in USAAF Europe, 2nd AIR DIV, only CO to lead GP from & to US |
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| #132 Arjan SINGH |
Air Chief Marshal Arjan SINGH DFC No.1 Sqn IAF, including NW Frontier and fighter ops out of IMPHAL in BURMA. In memory of pre-war Cranwellians (half his Entry killed before D-Day) and representing INDIAN AIR FORCE |
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#79 EB SISMORE |
Air Commodore E B ‘Ted’ SISMORE DSO DFC** AFC AE Strike OBSERVER (trained as NAVIGATOR, BOMB AIMER & GUNNER) & with AOC 2 GP 2TAF, then Air Chief Marshal Basil EMBRY DSO*** CB DFC |
| #276 Ted SLY |
Flight Lieutenant Ted SLY DFC RAAF FIGHTER OPS 452;450 SQNs DESERT KITTYHAWKS 92 SQN + Neville DUKE, SPITFIRES EL ALAMEIN-ITALY, 457 SQN Darwin NEW GUINEA , BORNEO,USAAF Clark Field |
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#109 Irving S SMITH |
Group Captain Irving S ‘Black’ SMITH CBE DFC* RNZAF 151& 487 Sqns, HURRICANE & DEFIANT (8+ e/a) led 487 Sqn MOSQUITO raid on AMIENS Gestapo Prison 18Feb44 (OPERATION JERICHO) and on Vincey |
| #55 Jack SMITH |
Flight Sergeant Jack SMITH Armament Fitter 72 Sqn Gladiators & Spitfires (inc. then Fg Off James NICOLSON), Nos 103, 223, 36ASP, 43, 49 & 150 Sqns and 107MU & Representing gun and bomb GROUND ARMOURERS |
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| #52 AR Tony SPOONER |
Wing Commander A R Tony SPOONER DSO DFC AE MALTA GC Assn, COASTAL COMMAND, author books on RECCE Wing Commander ADRIAN WARBURTON DSO* DFC** + Terry BULLOCH [73] + Sir Ivor BROOM [74] |
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| #193 Steve STEVENS |
Lieutenant ‘Steve’ STEVENS DFC SAAF SOUTH AFRICA flying INSTRUCTOR who then flew BEAUFIGHTERS in 19 SQN SAAF under DON TILLEY in ANTI-SHIPPING and STRIKE roles from ITALY over ADRIATIC, in BALKAN AIR FORCE (see his book, Beaufighter Over the Balkans: From the Balkan Airforce to the Berlin Airlift) |
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#301 J Royden STORK |
Captain J Royden STORK USAAF Crew No 10 co-pilot. Op Shangri-La DOOLITTLE TOKYO RAIDS, flew B-25 MITCHELLs off USS HORNET 18Apr42, bombed Tokyo, 14hrs+ bale out in China; India B-24, US C-54 |
| #235 Douglas H SUTCLIFFE |
Flight Lieutenant Douglas H SUTCLIFFE RAF W A/G, INDIA, BURMA, 3.5 yrs Bombing, AIR DROP, Casevac XIVth ARMY, 81st W.AFR DIV, CHINDITS, GURKHAS; IMPHAL, KOHIMA, BROADWAY, ARAKAN HUDSON/DAKOTA 139 & 62 SQNs |
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#66 James B TAIT |
Group Captain James B TAIT DSO*** DFC* Long, distinguished service on BOMBER OPERATIONS, CO 617 Sqn and the Tallboy LANCASTERS for the SINKING of TIRPITZ in Tromso Fjord 12NOV44 |
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#12 Peter W TOWNSEND |
Group Captain Peter W TOWNSEND CVO DSO DFC* (11+e/a) 36, 43, OC 85 & 605, 611 Sqns Battle of Britain, on day & night fighters, Stn Cdr West Malling & Drem, Equerry HM King George VI 1944-52, HM The Queen, Elizabeth II R 1950-53 |
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#9 RR Stanford TUCK |
Wing Commander RR Stanford TUCK DSO DFC** (27+e/a) 65, 92, OC 257 Sqns, Duxford & Biggin Hill Wgs. Representing PRISONERS of WAR & 50 Stalag Luft III Escapees killed, including ‘Big X’, 92 Sqn OC Squadron Leader Roger BUSHELL |
| #65 John B VEAL |
Group Captain John B VEAL CBE AFC FRAeS Long term Qualified Flying Instructor for vital FLYING TRAINING & the highly productive and war winning COMMONWEALTH FLYING TRAINING SCHEME |
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#87 Hugh VERITY |
Group Captain Hugh VERITY DSO* DFC MA Oxon. UAS, 252 & 29 Sqn BEAUFIGHTERS then 161. Representing SPECIAL DUTY LYSANDER & HUDSON SQUADRONS, SOE & OSS RESISTANCE & OPERATIONS |
| #39 George WEBBER |
Flight Sergeant George WEBBER BEM Representing the great contribution of “TRENCHARD’s Brats”, the RAF HALTON APPRENTICES & ENGINES GROUNDCREW trade, with over 35 years of service in the colours |
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#28 Ferdinand WEST |
Air Commodore Ferdinand ‘Freddie’ WEST VC CBE MC Recipient of the Victoria Cross. RFC & RAF, Captain Royal Munster Volunteers, 3 and 8 Sqns, last Air action, 17 Sqn, OC 4 Sqn WW1 VC Sqn, CO Farnborough, in WW2 Odiham & Air Attaché Berne |
| #53 Neil WHEELER |
Air Chief Marshal Sir Neil WHEELER GCB CBE DSO DFC* AFC AFRAeS CBIM Unusually varied operational war career across BOMBER, FIGHTER (inc. Reconnaissance) and COASTAL COMMANDS |
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| #239 Robert WILLIS |
Robert WILLIS USAAC 92nd BOMBARDMENT GROUP, v. GERMAN Wurzburg-Riese, RADAR & JAMMING SPECIALIST; US ‘Mickey’ copy British H2S bombing radar. Representing SECRET ELECTRONIC COUNTERMEASURES WARFARE |
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#208 AL WINSKILL |
Air Commodore Sir AL ‘Archie’ WINSKILL KCVO DFC* AE: 603 SQN,1st via PAT O’LEARY LINE to SPAIN/GIBRALTAR. led 232 Sqn to N.AFRICA, CFI CGS, OC 17 SQN Japan Representing ESCAPE NETWORKS |
| #40 Jack WORSFOLD |
Sergeant Jack WORSFOLD Sole miraculous survivor when he fell without a parachute in entire shot away tail section after the MAILLY RAID For: RAF LANCASTER REAR GUNNERS & CREWS |
