Lot 914
914
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VA… Read more
A Rare Post-War A.F.C., A.F.M. Group of Seven to Master Pilot V.W. Brown, Royal Air Force, Air Force Cross, E.II.R., the reverse officially dated '1962'; Air Force Medal, G.VI.R. (Plt. II, R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; (copy) Africa Star; Defence and War Medals; Royal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct, E.II.R. (M. Plt., R.A.F.), good very fine or better, mounted as worn

Details
A Rare Post-War A.F.C., A.F.M. Group of Seven to Master Pilot V.W. Brown, Royal Air Force, Air Force Cross, E.II.R., the reverse officially dated '1962'; Air Force Medal, G.VI.R. (Plt. II, R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; (copy) Africa Star; Defence and War Medals; Royal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct, E.II.R. (M. Plt., R.A.F.), good very fine or better, mounted as worn
(7)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Sold with the recipient's original Flying Log Books for the periods March 1943 to January 1950, and August 1961 to June 1962.

A.F.C. London Gazette 1.1.1962.

A.F.M. London Gazette 9.6.1949.

Master Pilot Vernon Wilkinson Brown, A.F.C., A.F.M., commenced Pilot Training in Tiger Moths in March 1942 and ended his career on Meteors and Canberras in June 1962, having notched up a remarkable 7180 hours flying time. Regularly assessed as an 'Exceptional' Pilot and Navigator, his two Decorations stemmed from extensive instructional duties at the Central Flying School and elsewhere.