Lawson, Ian Douglas Napier

Date of birth:: November 11th, 1917
Date of death:: January 22nd, 1998
Service number:: 86354
Nationality:: British

Biography

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Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Flying Officer
Unit:: No. 148 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:: January 30th, 1942

Citation:
"This officer has been engaged on operational flying since November, 1940. Whilst serving in England, P/O. Lawson participated in sorties over Germany and German occupied territory. Since joining his present unit P/O. Lawson has been operating at high pressure against enemy targets in the Middle East, including 21 flights over Benghazi, often with new and inexperienced crews. Throughout, this oflicer has shown the greatest determination to bomb his target accurately, while his skill not only as a pilot but as an engineer has been outstanding."

Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Acting Squadron Leader
Unit:: No. 70 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:: May 25th, 1943

Citation:
"In sorties directed against enemy transport, during the advance in November, Sqn. Ldr. Lawson completed a number of very successful attacks, causing much destruction, in the face of intense opposition, while lately, in attacks on the strongly defended airfield at Castel Benito and on the barracks at Mareth, he started fires and caused extensive amage to buildings."

Second DFC awarded as a bar.