Blythin, William Oswyn

Service number:: 2210560/196930, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserves
Nationality:: British

Biography

Promotions:
?: Flight Sergeant;
19 april 1945: Pilot Officer on probation (emergency);
19 oktober 1945: Pilot Officer;
19 oktober 1945: Flying Officer (war subs.).

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Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Flight Sergeant
Unit:: No. 431 (Iroquois) Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Awarded on:: September 21st, 1945

Recommendation (drawn by W/C W.F. McKinnon dated 23 April 1945 when he had flown 30 sorties (180 hours 55 minutes)):

"Flight Sergeant Blythin has just completed a long and arduous tour of operations. During that time he attacked such heavily defended targets as Bochum, Duisburg, Dortmund, Karlsruhe and Hanover. On one occasion, while attacking Chemnitz [5 March 1945] his pilot was wounded and Flight Sergeant Blythin, by his able assistance, contributed to a great extent to the successful return of the aircraft to base. His efficiency and cheerfulness have been a continual source of inspiration to his comrades both on the ground and in the air."

At the time of the awarding he held the rank of Pilot Officer.

Sources

- Second Supplement to The London Gazette of 1st June 1945, Issue 37108, dated 5th June 1945
- Fourth Supplement to The London Gazette of 18th September 1945, Issue 37277, dated 21st September 1945
- Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 6th November 1945, Issue 37342, dated 9th November 1945