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Boyd, Richard Edwin

    Date of birth:
    1921
    Service number:
    1443828 (NCO)/133418 (Officer)
    Nationality:
    British (1801-present, Kingdom)

    Biography

    33 ops with No 195 Squadron from RAF Wratting Common of which at least 31 with Warrant Officer Leonard Cliff.

    Promotions:
    ? Leading Aircraftman
    10 November, 1942: Pilot Officer on Probation (emergency)
    10 May, 1943: Flying Officer on Probation (war sub)
    10 November, 1944: Flight Lieutenant (war sub)

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    Period:
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    Rank:
    Flight Lieutenant
    Unit:
    No. 195 Squadron, Royal Air Force
    Awarded on:
    December 4th, 1945
    For flying 33 missions over Germany, some of them in deep enemy territory.
    Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

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