Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Acting Flight Lieutenant

Unit:

No. 250 (Sudan) Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

July 28th, 1942

"Flight Lieutenant Swinnerton has completed a large number of operational flying hours over the Western Desert and has carried out many operational sorties. In November, 1941, he was shot down near Benina aerodrome. Hiding himself, he watched the enemy lay a minefield before they withdrew. He then made a map which enabled our forces, on their arrival, to render the aerodrome serviceable at once. In May, 1942, . when proceeding on a flight to machine gun the enemy, he observed 6 of his comrades walking. Flight Lieutenant Swinnerton landed near them and finding that they were the crew of an aircraft which had been shot down he gave them his emergency rations after which he took off and directed one of our patrols to their rescue."

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)