AN OVAL MEDAL, OBVERSE GEORGE VI, REVERSE SIDE ATHENA NIKE SEATED ON AN AEROPLANE, WITH HAWK RISING FROM HER HAND. ORIGINALLY UNDATED, BUT THE DATE 1918 WAS ADDED TO THE REVERSE WITH THE ADVENT OF THE GEORGE VI OBVERSE. THE MEDAL IS SUSPENDED BY A PAIR OF WINGS FROM A STRAIGHT BAR. ONE NIGHT IN JULY 1942 WARRANT OFFICER JOHNSON AND SERGEANTS AGG AND MC GOWN WERE CAPTAIN AND AIR GUNNERS RESPECTIVELY OF AN AIR CRAFT DETAILED TO ATTACK SAARBRUCKEN. BEFORE THE TARGET WAS REACHED THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENGAGED BY A MESSERSCHMITT 110 SERGEANTS AGG AND MC GOWN MET SEVERAL ATTACKS WITH RESOLUTE FIRE AND SUCCEEDED IN DESTROYING THE ATTACKER. ON ANOTHER OCCASION IN AUGUST 1942, THIS AIR CREW WERE DETAILED TO ATTACK NUREMBERG. ON THE OUTWARD FLIGHT, WHILST STILL A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE FROM THE TARGET THEIR AIRCRAFT WAS INTERCEPTED BY AN ENEMY FIGHTER. SKILLFUL MANEUVERING BY WARRANT OFFICER JOHNSON ENABLED HIS GUNNERS TO DELIVER THEIR FIRE FROM A FAVORABLE POSITION AND DESTROY THE ATTACKER DESPITE DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO HIS AIR MISSION LOCATED HIS TARGET AND BOMBED IT THESE AIRMAN HAVE DISPLAYED PRAISEWORTHY DETERMINATION TOACHIEVE THEIR PURPOSE. AGG AND PAPERS 1942 PATHFINDER CASUALTY. This costs more than our standard P&P. This is for both your protection and ours. Originality guarantee: If we do not state that the item is an original issue in my description then you must assume that it is not. We have set the price to reflect this fact. Contacting Croft Militaria Ltd. Be sure to add me to your. The item “WW2 GROUP FIVE DISTINGUISHED FLYING MEDAL, 1939-1945 STAR, AIR CREW, DEFENCE & WAR” is in sale since Friday, November 25, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\World War II (1939-1945)\Medals/ Ribbons”. The seller is “badgeman2005″ and is located in Derby, Derbyshire. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Type: Medals & Ribbons
- Era: 1914-1945
- Conflict: World War II (1939-1945)