The medal group Flight Lieutenant Denys. Chopper Bryon, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Coastal Command pilot and one. Of England’s First Commercial Helicopter Pilots crashing in Wales in 1949. 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence. And War Medals 1939-45; Air Efficiency Award, G. Beautiful toned mounted as worn. Comes with copy of research and RAF service records. Denys Huntley Bryon was born in Oct. 1920 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire and began flying in London in October 1939 with. 3 ITW, then 8FTS, S of GR and then S of GR. He was first posted to Thorny. Island in June 1940 after gaining his wings during the start of the Battle of. Britain then to 224 Squadron. 224 Squadron was a Coastal Command. Squadron that began the Second World War as a maritime reconnaissance squadron. Before becoming one of the most successful anti-submarine warfare squadrons. From 1942 until the end of the war. It then moved to its war station at. Leuchars and began to fly patrols over the North Sea looking for German ships. As well as providing convoy escorts. On 8 October a Hudson from the squadron. Reported sighting a German force consisting of a battleship, a cruiser and four. Destroyers off the south-west coast of Norway, although bad weather prevented. The sighting from being followed up. In April 1941 the. Squadron moved to Northern Ireland to fly anti-submarine patrols. Bryon was a Sergeant Pilot flying many. Patrols during his tour with the squadron with lasted from June 1940 until June. Many of these were over the Atlantic and offensive parols looking for. In January 1941 was one such operation when he and. Flt Lt Davies in their Hudson flew to Egersund, in Eigersund municipality in. Fiord with a stick of bombs. These missions were extremely dangerous if any enemy. Fighters were encountered or if the aircraft was damaged by flak. After completing his tour with 224. Squadron he was discharged to be commissioned Pilot Officer in the Royal Air. 105 OTU and other flight schools reaching the rank of Flight Lieutenant. Transportation flights for a year before being released in October 1946. Awarded the Air Efficiency Award AMO 197/46 in 1946. He is confirmed to have received. The 1939/45 Star, Atlantic Star, Defence and War Medal posted thereafter, his. Bryon then trained as a Helicopter. Pilot with the British European Airways flying dragonfly helicopters. Some fame in the national press and then was involved in an accident at a Welsh. Dam which found the press, he was lucky to walk away flying a. Air Safety Committee, published 10. This was an experimental Helicopter Unit of the BEA and their. Findings were that down gusts around the landing area caused the crash. Was Denys’ 14th trip up from the valley, and the aircraft had lost power in the. Previous flight but recovered. The flight started at 12:28pm and the report. States at 200ft a “violent up-gust” followed by a down-gust on. Final approach resulted in a high rate of descent and falling rotor RPM. There is a newsreel footage of the incident on Pathe News see link. He was lucky to have survived to have. Two children, 5 grandchildren and live a long life, moving to Canada after the. War and working for the RCAF, and subsequently Supply and Services Canada. He passed away in 1990 in Ottawa. The item “RAF Medals to Flt Lt’Chopper’ Bryon WW2 Pilot and Post War Helicopter Crash” is in sale since Monday, August 30, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\World War II (1939-1945)\Medals/ Ribbons”. The seller is “itsjustamouse” and is located in Neath. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Bahrain, Canada, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei darussalam, Cayman islands, Ecuador, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, French guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Macao, Monaco, Maldives, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Paraguay, Reunion, Saudi arabia, South africa, United arab emirates, Ukraine, Chile, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Trinidad and tobago, Uruguay, Viet nam.
- Type: Medals & Ribbons
- Conflict: World War II (1939-1945)
- Featured Refinements: RAF Medal
