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1942
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JULY QTH, 1942 FLIGHT \ /! Blenheims of R.A.F. Army Co-operation Command laying a smoke screen to protect advancing troops. Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm News and Announcements Awards Immediate Awards for Malta Fighter Pilots FIVE of the fighter pilots of the Royal Air Force who have taken part in the great de fence of Malta have received immediate awards: — BAR TO THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS. Act. Sqn. Ldr. A. II. BARTON. D.F.U., receives a bar to his Distinguished Flying Cro.-s. His score since he came to Malta- is five and a half enemy aircraft destroyed, three probably de stroyed and two damaged. He has always been determined to kill, and by his example he has ^* ,'ely created a magnificent offensive spirit in his ^•^tadron. In one engagement he destroyed two Me. 109s and often he has led the way directly into enemy bomber formations, taking no account of their fighters. Art. Fit. Lt. J. A. PLAGIS D.F.C.. who has destroyed ten enemy fighter aircraft over Malta, probably destroyed two and a quarter, and dam aged four and a half. Two R.E.2001s were de stroyed by him in single combat on June 6. some forty miles out over the sea, when he led four •spitfires unhesitatingly against more than ten Italian fighters. DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS. P/O. -A. P. GOLDSMITH. D.F.M.—Of eleven enemy aircraft that have fallen to him, he has destroyed six since his award of the D.F.M. He took part in the fighter escort during an attack on a convoy on June 5. and in the space.of ten minutes destroyed two enemy aircraft and proiably a third. P.O. J. H. BISLEY.—His sore over Malta is five enemy aircraft destroyed. He chaseel enemy bom-, hers all the way back to Sicily on April 5 and destroyed two of them. Then he was himself at tacked by their fighter escort, antl despite severe wounds inpde a succesful crash landing at his Malta base. P/O. M. A. GRAVES led a fighter squadron in an attack on rive Italian bombers on May 9. Although the bombers had a strong fighter escort they were all shot down. P/O. Graves has been 1 operating unceasingly since March 21 and has ao- r^onnted for three enemy aircraft destroyed, five probably destroyed and many damaged. Pilot Lt. Col. Boris Savanov of the Russian Air Force who has been awarded the D.F.C. He already holds the highest Russian honours—hero of the Soviet Union and Bar—for courage. Fleet Air Arm Till) KING has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards for grr.ii bravery, skill and determination in torpedo and dive-bombing attacks on enemy shipping ,iml air dromes : DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER. Lt. G. M. HAYNEK. It.A.N. Lt. (A) A. S. DOWNES. ELM. BAR TO DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS. J.t. Tt. L. WILLIAMSON. D.S.f'.. U.S. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS. Lt. |A) H. B. SSAD, R.N. Temp Sub-lit. (Al 1.. ('. WATBOIt. R N.V.R: Temp. Sub-Lt. (Al T. E. I! MuoHL, K.N.VI;, Temp. Snbl.t. (A) J. C, Moult IKON H N.V.B. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL. Temp. %Sg- Airman G. <; REYNOLD . Temp. Ldg Airman P, WATSON MENTION INT DESPATCHES (POSTHUMOUS). Temp Sub-l.t. IA) 11. W. i! HIVEP.K. I.' N.V.I,'. MENTION IN DESPATCHES. Temp. Act. .Sub-I.t. (A) W N. JONM. It.N.V.lr. Temp. Sub-Lt. (A| II. J. BlJNYAN It.N.V.I' Temp. Sub-l.t. (A) It. L. KNIGHT. R.N.V.R. Temp. Ac t. Sub l.t. (\|(i I). NOKMAN. Ii.VV.lt. Temp. Sub Lt IA) P. IIOWSON. I!.N.V.R. Temp. Ldg. Airman N. A. flALlsnltuv. Temp. Ldg. Airman R. T. .1. BRFW i:it. Temp. Lag, Airman .1. FIELDING. Temp. Ldg. Airman 1. I.. OWEN. Temp. Ldg. Airman A. E. lino AN. FOR gallant service- wilh fin Elect Air Arm, especially in night patrols: — MENTION IN DESPATCHES (POSTHUMOUS). Sub. Lt. (A) R. G. DRAKE. R.N. For gallanlry and devotion to duty in (he de fence of Malta. THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MKUAL. Temp. 1 It. Bet. M. L. J. KEAM, It.AT. Royal Air Force T ill: KING has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards in recognition of .gallantry and devotion to duty in the eitcti rtfbu of air operations: — DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER. Art Grp. Opt. A. MCKEE. D.F.O., A.F.C.-Since being awarded the D.F.C in February, \u
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