Lot 895
A Great War Airship Operations A.F.C. Group of Four to Captain N. Grabowsky, Royal Air Force, Late Royal Navy and Royal Naval Air Service, Air Force Cross, G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star (Mid., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt., R.A.F.), surname officially corrected on the B.W.M., good very fine and better (4)
Price Realised
GBP 1,380
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Specialist note
A.F.C. London Gazette 2.11.1918 'In recognition of valuable services performed in their various capacities - Flying Instructors, Test, Ferry and Experimental Pilots'.
Captain Noel Grabowsky, A.F.C., was appointed a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Air Service in April 1915 and advanced to Lieutenant in March 1918, shortly before being taken on the strength of the newly established Royal Air Force in the rank of Captain. His participation in Airship operations is verified by his appearance in early R.A.F. Lists under the heading of 'Dirigible Officers'.
Captain Noel Grabowsky, A.F.C., was appointed a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Air Service in April 1915 and advanced to Lieutenant in March 1918, shortly before being taken on the strength of the newly established Royal Air Force in the rank of Captain. His participation in Airship operations is verified by his appearance in early R.A.F. Lists under the heading of 'Dirigible Officers'.