Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Acting Group Captain

Unit:

Air Staff, HQ, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

October 9th, 1945

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Acting Group Captain

Unit:

Air Staff, HQ, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

January 1st, 1946

"This officer joined the Assistant Directorate of Intelligence (K) in August 1939 as second in command and from 1940 onwards he has been head of this Assistant Directorate. Group Captain has been responsible not only for the interrogation of all German Air Force prisoners of war who have come into our hands in this country, but also for the organisation and supervision of the interrogation of German Air Force prisoners captured in the Middle East, North Africa and on the continent of Europe. As a result of the efficiency with which he has organised and conducted the work of his Assistant Directorate, it has been possible for the Air Staff successfully to combat many German schemes and devices before they were launched against this country. His Assistant Directorate has made an important contribution to our knowledge of German navigational aids, to the curtailment of the efficiency of enemy night fighter attacks against our bomber aircraft and to our knowledge of German secret weapons, with the result that the enemy neither surprised us by the launching of their V weapons nor succeeded in making them as effective as had been planned. Group Captain Felkin’s personal contribution to the gaining of this information has, due to his energy and unique ability as an interrogator has been a major one. He has personally carried out most of the important interrogations and prepared the reports on vital subjects. At all times he has worked extremely hard and unsparingly and had he relaxed only a little much valuable information might have been missed."

Chief of the Air Staff

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Group Captain

Unit:

Air Staff, HQ, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

January 23rd, 1948

Chief of the Air Staff