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Old 09-03-2008, 11:04 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Peter de Wesselow

Kyt and DL, hope you don't mind me barging in and I don't want to make this a dog's breakfast but here's something on de Wesselow:

A highly efficient crew who operated with 97 Squadron during the Battle of Berlin period 1943-44.

(Left to right) Gordon Cooper DFC & Bar (Radar Operator), John Saynor DFC (Rear Gunner), Stan Carlyle DFM (Navigator), Peter de Wesselow DSO DFC & Bar (Pilot), Fred White DFC (Wireless Operator), Bill Bamlett DFC DFM (Flight Engineer), Grant Muckhart DFC (Mid Upper Gunner)

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LG - award of Bar to DFC

For some reason I can't find the citation for the first DFC. Probably staring me in the face. De Wesselow also flew with 635 Sqn.
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Aircraft from No. 60 Squadron levelling out for the "run in" to make a mast-head attack on a Japanese coaster off Akyab. Courtesy AWM.

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