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1941
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•OCTOBER I6TH, 1941. FLIGHT 267 PER ARDUA : One of the Beer-Beergirls about to make a tour of in- spection of the inside of a barrageballoon. •dlenced its guns, and stopped the vessel. P/O.Kemp has contributed materially to the successes achieved by his unit against enemy shipping. P/O. J. P. MCKECHNIE, R.A.A.F., No. 242Squadron.—This officer lias led his section on numerous important daylight attacks on enemyshipping. Displaying great leadership and deter- mination, often in the lace of heavy fire fromships and ground defences, P/O. McKechnie has i ontributed materially to the successes achieved.Tfe has also participated in many fighter sweeps snd bomber escorts.On one occasion P/O. McKechnie was instru- mental in guiding a rescue launch to one of ourpilots, who had been forced to descend into the sea in mid-Channel. Throughout he has shown a highdegree of skill and*courage. INSTRUCTORS DECORATED.T HE KING has been graciously pleased toapprove the following awards : — AIR FORCE CROSS.Wing Cdr. Edward Mortlock DONALDSON, D.S.O. Wing Cdr. Richard Lindsay WALLACE.Act. Wing Cdr. John Charles McGregor LUNN. Sqn. Ldr. Leslie Thomas Godard BARBER.Kqn. Ldr. .Wilfred Bennett BEALE, A.A.P. (decsd). Son. Ldr. Arthur Donald BENNETT.Sqn. Ldr. John Fergus MCKENNA, R.A.F.O. Sqn. Ldr. Richard Julian Paget PRICHARD.Hun. Ldr. Marcus ROBINSON. A.A.P. Sqn. Mr. James Hogarth SLATER.Act. Sqn. Ldr. Douglas Warnes MORBISH. Act. San. Ldr. Adolphns William WHITTA.Fit. Lt William James ALINOTON, R.A.F.O. Fit. Lt, Frank E. W. BIRCHFIELD, R.A.F.O.Fit. Lt. Harry Alfred George COMERKOKD. Fit. it. William Hugh Laird DUDLEY, R.A.F.O.Fit, Lt. John Guthrie FLETCHER, R.A.F.O. Fit. Lt. Harry Albert LOVE, R.A.F.O.Fit. Lt. Russell Merriman MACKENZIE. Fit, Lt. Richard George MADDOX.Fit. Lt, Thomas Frederick STEELE, R.A.F.O. Fit. Lt. Norman STONE. A.A.F.Fit. Lt. Ronald Edwin WATTS. Act. Fit. Lt. Arthur Bertie JONES.Act. Fit. Lt. George Edward LILLYWHITE, A.F.M. Act. Fit. Lt. Thomas Wilton NEWBOITLD.Act. Fit. Lt. Francis Walter John PADDON Act. Fit. Lt. Leonard Robert Cranmer RUSSELL.F/O. Victor Edwin ARNOLD, R.A.F.V.R. F/O. Ernest Percy Samuel BOOKER.F/O. Robert Thomas BOYD. R.A.F.V.R. F/O. Benjamin Edward C'RAWLEY.F/O. James HART, R.A.F.V.R. F/O. Walter Thomas JEFFREY. F/O. Robert MAUN. F/O. John Dennis VARLEY. . '-':"..-.'.'• F/O. James WATSON.F/O. George Cowdrey WEBB, R.A.F.V.R. F/O. Laurence John Thomas WEST.Act F/O. David William Kenneth MILES. Be. Act, F/t). George TAYLOR.P/O. William Alexander S. ELDER, R.A.F.V.R. W/O. Ian MACKENZIE. AIR FORCE MEDAL.Fit, Sgt. Alfred James MORGAN. Sgt. Derek John Nigel SOUTHERN, R.A.F.V.R.Sgt, Peter TAPLIN, R.A.F.V.R The recipients are flying instructors who are,with few exceptions, serving in the Flying Train- ing Command. Although their duties are notoperational, they are of vital importance in build- ing up the Royal Air Force from strength tostrength. One of them is described as follows: " His gayand gallant personality has been an inspiration to all who have come in contact with him.He was transferred from operational to fly- ing training nearly . a year ago, and imme-diately tackled with enthusiastic zeal the innu- merable difficulties and complications of flyingtraining under war conditions." Another officer lias completed 1.800 hours oninstructional flying since August, 1937, of which 650 hours have been flown in the last twelve BENEVOLENT NEUTRAL : Major-General G. H. Brett arriving in the Middle East toconsider the problems of supply and maintenance of American aircraft and equip- ment. Major-Gen. Brett is on the left of Air-Marshal A. W. Tedder who receivedhim on his arrival. The Stars and Stripes on the fuselage leave no room for mis- taken identity. Mtwiiiit, He n;ip given ni£hl ljymg instruction toFighter squadrons, and among his pupils have been Poles and Americans. Yet another has completed2.700 hours of instructional flying, entirely free from accident. A fourth has a total of 4,300 flyinghours to his credit of which 4,000 hours have been instructional flying.Of one officer it is said: "The increased flying times and the high standard of training in hissquadron are a tribute to his leadership and personal example." The services of another intesting and grading Polish personnel have been extremely valuable, and he has shown outstand-ing devotion to duty. Some 400 personnel have passed through this officer's flight withoutinjury. The sergeant instructors are described as havingshown exceptional keenness and devotion to duty. ^ - Roll of Honour Casualty Vomm unique Aro. 82.THE Air Ministry regret to announce the fol- lowing casualties on various dates. Thenext-oi-kin have been informed. Royal Air Force KILLED IN ACTION (WHILE FLYING IN OPERA- TIONS AGAINST THE KNEMY).—Sgt, R. E. Bennett -Sgt. S. V. Calvetti; Sgt. G. D. Clark; Sgt. T. H. Downs; Sgt. R. Evans; Sgt. J. D. Fitch; Hi!t.J. L. Oilman; Sgt. I. W. R. llsley; P/O. N. J. Ijezemore; Sgt. D. T. Owen; P/O. R. J. Potts;F/O. G. D. Sproule; Sgt. J. Taylor; Sgt. W. Al. Watt. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING BELIEVED KILLED IN ACTION, NOW PRESUMED KILLED INACTION.—P/O. J. 1". L. Branson, Sgt. K. M. Cutting; Sgt. E. J. Dunton; Sgt. T. A. Edwards;Sgt. H. C. T. Holmans; Sgt. N. W Mawby•• Sst. T. P. Robson; Sgt. O. L. G. Traherne; Sgt. A. C.White. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, NOW PRE- SUMED KILLED IN ACTION.—P/O. J. G. I. Ache-son; Sgt. W. K. JN1. Beavers; P/O. A. Bilderbeck; Sgt. P. A. M. Burrell; Sgt. E. A. Castle; F/O.D. G. G. Coles; P/O. K O. Cook; Sgt. A. J. Croker; F/O. L. E. Cryderman; F/O. E. H. Daw-son; Sgt. T. 'J. G. Eede; Sgt. A. G. Ilayman: Sgt. S. V. Hearfield; P/O. C. H. Hedley; Sgt.II. D. F. Hewett; Sgt. J. T. Kennett; Sgt. H. 1. Macrory; P/O. H. W. Noble; Sgt. A. C. North;Act. F/O. V. S. Padgharn: Sgt. R. W. Powell; P/O. R. A. Richards; Sgt. H. Robson; Sgt. K. C.Rowley; Sgt. D. B. C. Smith; Sgt. P. E. N. Smith: Sgt A. Soppitt; F/O. I). G. A. St.cwarf; P/O .1Stidolph; Sgt. R. C. Verran. n.r.Al.; Sgi. W. B.C. Winning, L.A/C. W. R. York. PREVIOUSLY REroKTED MISSING BELIEVED KILLED IN ACTION, NOW REPORTED KILLED ISACTION.—F O. ,T. N. Craigie: Fit. Sgt. R. McCor- mack. D.F.M.; Sgt. J. Wright. WOUNDED OR INJURED IN ACTION.—Fit. Sgt. (,'.Stephenson. DIED OF WOUNDS OR INJURIES RECEIVED INACTION.—Sgt. E. I.. Cash; Sgt. H. S. Harrison. MISSING BELIEVED KILLED IN ACTION— P/O.P. J. P. Anderson; Sgt. S. G. Bastin; Sgt. II. ChalHs; Sgt. E. Chesterman; Sgt. A. Chiplin;A/C.l .1. W. Cutchie; Fit. Sgt. B. D. Davies; Sist. T. A. H. Drysdale; P/O. G. B. Dunn; Sgt. S. T. FEdwards; Sgt. M. G. Gardner; Sgt. W B. Healny; P/O. J. R A. Jones; P/O. P. L. Lander; Sgt.G E. R. Latimer: Sg*. H. Leako; Sgt. R. J. Scott; Sgt. F. Stephens; Son. Ldr. C. A. Wood MISSING.—Sgt. A. W. AUardice; Sgt. J. E. W.Ballard; Sgt. A. J. G. Bull; Sgt. R. G. Burnett; Sgl. .1. A. Canning; Sgt. J. Chistie; P/O. A. H.Collins; Sgt. J. R. Cook; Sgt. J. A. A. Cox; Sgt. W. J. V. Crowsley; Sgt. G. A. Crowther;
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