The Distinguished Flying Cross, established in June 1918, was by its nature traditionally an RAF distinction, however it was widened to include members of the Glider Pilot Regiment. It was awarded to Officers and Warrant Officers for an act of valour or devotion to duty whilst flying in the face of the enemy. The cross has a bomb at the end of each arm; the vertical arms feature an embossed propellar, while the horizontal have wings which support a laurel wreath and rose at the centre of the design. The white ribbon has a series of diagonal purple lines running parallel.
AFC = Air Force Cross
DFC = Distinguished Flying Cross
RCAF = Royal Canadian Air Force
RNZAF = Royal New Zealand Air Force
1st Airborne Division
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Name |
Unit |
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Maj John Frank Bernard Blatch |
Glider Pilot Regiment |
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Capt Christopher Bradford Dodwell |
Glider Pilot Regiment |
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Maj Stewart Cathie Griffiths |
Glider Pilot Regiment |
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Lt George Rose Innes Masters Stokes |
Glider Pilot Regiment |
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Maj Thomas Ian Jodrell Toler |
Glider Pilot Regiment |
Royal Air Force
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Name |
Unit |
Remarks |
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F/O V. J. Blake |
644 Squadron |
RCAF |
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F/Lt A. C. Blythe |
437 Squadron |
RCAF |
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Wing Cdr M. Booth DFC |
271 Squadron |
- |
|
F/Lt D. J. Boyer |
295 Squadron |
- |
|
Sqdn Ldr G. H. Briggs |
298 Squadron |
- |
|
F/O A. McP. Campbell |
512 Squadron |
- |
|
W/O K. C. Cranfield |
233 Squadron |
- |
|
Sqdn Ldr Rex Daniel AFC |
48 Squadron |
- |
|
F/Lt W. J. Dawson |
620 Squadron |
- |
|
F/Lt Jimmy Edwards |
271 Squadron |
Wounded, (ref.) |
|
F/O S. S. Finlay |
48 Squadron |
RCAF |
|
F/O G. P. Hagerman |
437 Squadron |
RCAF |
|
F/O H. H. Hancock |
299 Squadron |
- |
|
F/O Dennis Henden Hardwick |
299 Squadron |
- |
|
W/O B. H. Harvey |
299 Squadron |
- |
|
P/O H. Hoysted |
196 Squadron |
- |
|
F/Lt A. Hudson |
570 Squadron |
- |
|
F/Lt B. P. Legge |
575 Squadron |
- |
|
F/Lt A. McCampbell DFC |
196 Squadron |
- |
|
F/O M. R. S. Mackay |
48 Squadron |
- |
|
F/Lt A. C. Mackie DFC |
271 Squadron |
- |
|
F/O Harry McKinley |
575 Squadron |
Wounded, (ref.) |
|
P/O R. S. Middleton |
190 Squadron |
- |
|
F/O F. E. Pascoe |
190 Squadron |
- |
|
F/O L. H. Patee |
48 Squadron |
- |
|
F/Lt W. B. Pearson |
512 Squadron |
RCAF |
|
Sqdn Ldr C. H. Potter |
295 Squadron |
RCAF |
|
F/Lt A. E. Saunders |
512 Squadron |
- |
|
575 Squadron |
Wounded |
|
|
Sqdn Ldr P. D. Squires DFC |
271 Squadron |
- |
|
Sqdn Ldr J. Stewart |
570 Squadron |
- |
|
P/O N. W. Sutherland |
190 Squadron |
RNZAF |
|
F/O A. Turnbull |
644 Squadron |
- |
