Royal Air Force

A fine Distinguished Flying Cross group of 5 with log book, paperwork, badges and full history of operations over Germany, to 178478 Pilot Officer Noel Truman, Flight Engineer with No.625 Squadron, RAFVR, see history

Air Efficiency Medal to Squadron Leader B. L. H. Howes, named Flight Lieutenant B. L. H. Howes, RAF, with original box & forwarding letter

Air Force Medal group of 5 to Signaller I R. J. Le Feaver, Royal Air Force, scarce, see history

An exceptional Second World War A.F.C. group of six awarded to Squadron Leader S. R. "Tummy' Sunnucks, Royal Navy & Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, the oldest pilot in WWII to be awarded the Airforce Cross, twice MiD, see description

British Empire group of 7 to 4063697 Acting Corporal Robert Macfarlane Macleod. Served WW2 in the Royal Navy, then later in the Far East. He was presented his medal on 1st January 1955 by the commanding officer of 90 Group, RAF

British Empire Medal group of 5 to Charles William Crouch, Sergeant, later Technical Grade 11, BEM LG: 13/6/1964, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, Ministry of Defence

British Empire Medal group of 8 to F/0626435 F/Sgt. E. J. Cooper, Medical Secretary, RAF

DFC group to Douglas Drummond Lindsay, Navigator Pilot Officer, RAF, 166 Squadron, 28 hazardous operations over Germany (see list), with log book, photos, navigation book, service book, Buckingham Palace letter & more, a nice complete lot, see description

DFC group to Flying Officer Jack Wilfred Franks, 619 Squadron, RAF, qualified as a pilot 1943 (USA), from 1941 he was piloting a Vultee BT-13, returned to U.K., training a pupil and plane crashed, many ops. over Germany (see list), photos & news cuttings

DFC group to Pilot Officer A. I. T. Moir, pilot of Halifax Bomber, 76 Squadron, RAF, DFC LG: 1943, 1652 H.C.U. Training Unit, aircraft engine burst into flames killing him and 3 crew members, full history, original photos, next of kin slip & news cutting

DFM group to a complete fantasist Edmund Cawthorn: claims to have sunk a U-boat with his crew & sent home the U-boat Commander's cap badge. Also claims to have the goldfish club badge. In reality, he was a Leading Aircraft, class 2. See description

Distinguished Flying Cross group to Flying Officer Brian Frederick Fermor, 233 Squadron, RAF, a Wireless Operator Air Gunner, campaigns in Greece, Crete, Syria, Iraq and Persia, with miniatures, cigarette case engraved with mosque & photo album, scarce

Distinguished Flying Medal group of 5 to 742561 Pilot Philip Samual Marriott, pre-war RAFVR enlistment, see history

Distinguished Flying Medal group to Flight Lieutenant Lewis Edward Hopkins, joined the RAF as a Rigger Air Mechanic with 206 Squadron (a Coastal Command Squadron flying Anson Aircraft), also qualified as an Air Gunner, completed 25 ops., see description

Distinguished Flying Medal group to Sergeant Roderick Johnson, RAF, Flight Engineer, 578 Squadron, flying Handley Page Halifax Bombers, 36 sorties including targets in Berlin, Essen, Frankfurt and Homburg, an efficient engineer, see citation, LG 8/12/1944

Distinguished Flying Medal to Flight Sgt./ Engineer J. H. Wright, 83 Sqn., RAF, 43 operational sorties: Hamburg, Essen, Cologne and Düsseldorf, his aircraft was damaged by heavy flak twice, later he went to the Far East where he died in service 25/4/1946

Distinguished Flying Medal to Sgt. Pilot Thomas Purdy, RAF. KIA with 57 Sqn 1941 over Eindhoven, he took part in the famous raid of Heligoland Bight 1939 & capital ships at Brunsbuttel with 9 Sqn, with original news cuttings & MiD certificate, see history

Family groups to Herbert Cecil Curran: Special Constabulary/ WW2 Lieutenant Pioneer Corps 17/6/1944, Coronation Medal confirmed, & Terence Edward Curran: Engine Fitter, Grade 2, 9/8/1943, enlisted Carrington April 1940, RAF 20/12/1945, includes history

General Service Medal (Canal Zone clasp) to 2580616 A.C.1 R. A. Mayes, R.A.F.(R)

General Service Medal 1918-62, 1 clasp: Malaya. Awarded to 2590950 Jnr. Tech. T. H. Clegg, R.A.F.

General Service Medal, Brunei bar, to 2259272 SAC A. M. Lees, MTD. (OP), RAF, with original box of issue & paper for award, 13th August 1964

General Service Medal, Canal Zone bar, to 2580616 Ac1 R. A. Mayes, R.A.F.(R)

General Service Medal, Canal Zone bar/ Police Long Service & Good Conduct Medal pair to Aircraftsman Kenneth Brian Sivell, R.A.F., later joined the City of London Police

General Service Medal, Cyprus bar, to 2763788 Senior Aircraft Man Antony Joseph Edward, Royal Air Force, with driving licence for British Isles and Overseas plus photo showing him as a racing driver

General Service Medal, Cyprus bar, to 5015588 Senior Aircraftman R. Green, R.A.F., with cap badge

General Service Medal, Cyprus bar, to 5016379 Leading Aircraftman C. W. R. Dunn, R.A.F.

General Service Medal, Malaya bar, & Malaysian Service Medal pair to Flight Lieutenant R. Duerden, RAF 15/2/1955 - 6/5/1962, includes some history

General Service Medal, Malaya bar, to 2252784 S.A.C. W. H. Norris, R.A.F.

General Service Medal, Near East bar, to 4110472 Senior Aircraftman R. C. James, R.A.F.

General Service Medal, Northern Ireland bar/ South Atlantic Medal (Falklands) with Rosette, to S.A.C. T. R. Bell ,Royal Air Force, scarce to the RAF

General Service Medal, Radfan clasp, to 4261827 Acting Corporal C. Brace, R.A.F.

Group of 13 to Air Vice Marshal Charles William Nutting, Royal Naval Air Service, DSC, Officer commanding RAF Hal Far, Director of Signals, CBE, see description

Group of 3 medals to Squadron Leader/ Group Captain William Henry E. Marriott, R.A.F.

Group of 3 to 102186 Flight Lieutenant J. Henderson, Barrage Balloon Branch, RAFVR, Pilot Officer 28th July 1941, Defence Medal, Air Efficiency Medal & War Medal

Group of 3 to 1384041 Sergeant Derek Henry Evans, RAF, killed in action carrying 21 500lb mines on an attack on Saarbrucken, 19/9/1942, Evans was a pilot with 115 Squadron and flew Wellingtons, includes history

Group of 3 to 1852943 Sergeant V. C. Topham, 462 Squadron, RAF: Bomber Command Comemmorative Medal, Air Crew Europe Star & 1939-45 Star ribbon with Bomber Command clasp (missing medal)

Group of 3 to 18683 Sergeant Carpenter H. S. Morris, 63 Squadron R.A.F., British War Medal, Victory Medal & Meritorious Service Medal, served Mesopotamia

Group of 3 to 4048047 Corporal- Sergeant Jack Tulk, R.A.F., enlisted in 1946

Group of 3 to Squadron Leader D. J. Rouse, RAF VR, with papers

Group of 3 to Squadron Leader John William Arnold Elias, Air Force Cross: LG 1971, flew Shackleton Aircraft, Queen's Commendation 1959, see citation group, comes complete with service history, plus copies of his photos in service, a good post-war group

Group of 4 to 528056 Flight Sergeant J. F. Wilson, RAF

Group of 4 to 642868 Sergeant J. W. Nichols, R.A.F. (1939 enlistment)

Group of 4 to Acting Squadron Leader E. H. Webb, R.A.F.

Group of 4 to Air Mechanic Wellesley Poole, RAF, later joined the fire brigade at Whitstable, Kent, bronze medal for 10 years service awarded 1925, joined Saint John Service as a Superintendent 1910-25, see bars on medal, see history, an interesting group

Group of 4 to Squadron Leader Fredrick Ronald Flynn, RAF. Chief Flying Instructor at No.4 Air School, flew on the Royal Flight (1953 Coronation), King's Commendation, LG 1/1/1945, Air Force Cross 2/1/1950, photos, officer's promotion document & 4 logbooks

Group of 4 to X996950 R. V. Weston, L.E.M. R.N.R., formerly D/M.X.508737 Wireman H.M. Landing Craft 2338, he was seriously wounded on D-Day when the landing craft was hit on its ramp at Juno beach, with history

Group of 4 with miniatures to 3208754 (ex AATC circa 1943) LAC J. W. Newby, RAF

Group of 4 with sports medals to Flight Lieutenant Thomas Pounteny, RAF, born 1911, Air Force Medal, London Gazette 1938, early award of the AFM pre-war, trained pilots throughout the war, enlisted 1927, retired 1950, with copies of his service papers