Furner, Derek Jack
- Date of birth:
- November 14th, 1921
- Date of death:
- January 1st, 2007
- Service number:
- 127259
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
Derek Furner retired from the RAF on 31 Jan 1976 as an Air Vice-Marshal.
Post-war decorations:
AFC: 10 June, 1954
OBE: 1 January, 1963
CBE: 2 June, 1973
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Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Flying Officer
- Unit:
- No. 214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- November 12th, 1943
Sources
- - Third Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 36245 published on the 9 November 1943
- FlyPast magazine, Key Publishing, Stemford, July 2007
- Air of Authority
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