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A Second War 'Bomber Command' D.F.C. group of five awarded to Pilot Officer S. T. Howard,...
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A Second War ‘Bomber Command’ D.F.C. group of five awarded to Pilot Officer S. T. Howard, 100 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated 1945; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, good very fine and better (5) £1,400-£1,800 --- D.F.C. London Gazette 17 April 1945. Stanley Thomas Howard enlisted in the Royal Air Force and, having completed his training as a Navigator, received his first operation posing in July 1944, with 100 Squadron, flying Lancasters out of Grimsby. His first operational sortie was to Coutrai on 20 July 1944; further targets over the next six months included Kiel, Stuttgart, Stettin, Frankfurt, Essen, Cologne, and Dortmund. Commissioned temporary Pilot Officer on 23 December 1944, his 31st and final operational sortie was a daylight raid on St. Vith on 26 December 1944. For his services as First Navigator throughout a complete tour he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Sold with the recipient’s Royal Air Force Observer’s And Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book, covering the period 30 September 1943 to 23 May 1945; a postcard photograph of the recipient; and copied research.
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A Second War ‘Bomber Command’ D.F.C. group of five awarded to Pilot Officer S. T. Howard, 100 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated 1945; 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, good very fine and better (5) £1,400-£1,800 --- D.F.C. London Gazette 17 April 1945. Stanley Thomas Howard enlisted in the Royal Air Force and, having completed his training as a Navigator, received his first operation posing in July 1944, with 100 Squadron, flying Lancasters out of Grimsby. His first operational sortie was to Coutrai on 20 July 1944; further targets over the next six months included Kiel, Stuttgart, Stettin, Frankfurt, Essen, Cologne, and Dortmund. Commissioned temporary Pilot Officer on 23 December 1944, his 31st and final operational sortie was a daylight raid on St. Vith on 26 December 1944. For his services as First Navigator throughout a complete tour he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. Sold with the recipient’s Royal Air Force Observer’s And Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book, covering the period 30 September 1943 to 23 May 1945; a postcard photograph of the recipient; and copied research.
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