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Johnstone, Alexander Vallance Riddell "Sandy"

Date of birth:
June 2nd, 1916 (Glasgow/Scotland, Great Britain)
Date of death:
December 13th, 2000 (Denham/Buckinghamshire, Great Britain)
Service number:
90163, Auxiliairy Air Force
Nationality:
British

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Acting Squadron Leader
Unit:
No. 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
October 1st, 1940
Citation:
"This officer has proved himself to be a leader of ability and determination and has been mainly responsible for the high standard of moral in his squadron. He has destroyed four enemy aircraft of which one was shot down at night."

Published in The London Gazette, 1 October 1940.
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
January 1st, 1943
Mentioned in Dispatches

Sources

  • - The London Gazette, Issue 34958, dated Tuesday 1st October 1940

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