Gallantry in Action, Norman Franks
Gallantry in Action, Norman Franks
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Gallantry in Action
Airmen Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Two Bars 1918-1955

Author: Norman Franks

Narrator: Matthew Waterson

Unabridged: 7 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/02/2019


Synopsis

Between 1918 and 1955 sixty airmen were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) and Two Bars. In this book recorded for the first time together are the mini-biographies of those sixty along with the citations that accompanied their awards, or in some cases the recommendations for them. Also recorded are citations for other decorations such as the Distinguished Service Order, et al. The recommendations were often longer than the actual citations themselves, and during periods of large numbers of all types of awards, these citations did not make it into the London Gazette, recording name of the recipient only.

As the listener will discover, the range of airmen who received the DFC and Two Bars cover most of the ambit of World War II operations, be they fighter pilots, bomber pilots, night-fighter aircrew, aircrew navigators, engineers, etc, or reconnaissance pilots. Each has interesting stories, proving, if proof be needed, their gallantry in action.

About Norman Franks

Norman Franks is a respected historian and author. His titles include In the Footsteps of the Red Baron (coauthored with Mike O'Connor), The Fighting Cocks, RAF Fighter Pilots Over Burma, Dogfight, The Fallen Few of the Battle of Britain (with Nigel McCrery), and Dowding's Eagles. Over the course of his career, Franks has published some of the most compelling works on First World War fighter aviation, being one of the world's leading authorities on the subject. He lives in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex.


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