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Auction: 12003 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 5

The Outstanding Second War D.S.O., 1944 ´North-West Europe´ D.F.C., 1942 ´Defence of Malta´ D.F.M. and ´Immediate´ North Africa Bar Group of Eight to Beaufighter and Mosquito Navigator, Flight Lieutenant, Later Wing Commander, D.A. Oxby, Royal Air Force, The Highest Scoring Night Fighter Navigator of the Second World War, Who In Just Over Three Years of Operational Flying Produced 36 Visual Contacts on Enemy Aircraft, Which Resulted in 26 Interceptions; Of These Combats, 22 Enemy Aircraft Were Destroyed, Two Were Probably Destroyed, And Three More Were Damageda) Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., silver-gilt and enamel, minor white enamel damage, reverse of suspension bar dated ´1945´, with integral top riband barb) Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse dated ´1944´c) Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R., with Second Award Bar, reverse dated ´1943´ (1254447. F/Sgt. D.A. Oxby R.A.F.) d) 1939-1945 Stare) Atlantic Starf) Africa Star, with North Africa 1942-43 Barg) War Medalh) Malta George Cross Fiftieth Anniversary Medal, generally very fine or better, first seven mounted as originally worn, with the following related items and documents:- Wing Commander´s Cap, by Gieves Ltd, and Tunic, the latter with Navigator´s Brevet and ribands; riband bar- Small presentation silvered base metal Pelican, on wooden plinth, with metal plaque engraved ´D.A.O. 1960-62´- Presentation Salver, silver-plate, by Garrard & Co. Ltd, engraved ´Wing Commander Douglas A. Oxby, Ottawa, 9 July 1962-20 August 1965´, with additionally engraved signatures- Two Observer and Air Gunner Flying Log Books (8.6.1941-28.1.1945 and 1.2.1945-11.5.1960)-Commission appointing Douglas Alfred Oxby, D.S.O., D.F.C., D.F.M. as Flying Officer, R.A.F., with effect from 1.9.1945, dated 1.4.1947, this glazed and framed- Bestowal Document for the Distinguished Service Order, dated 16.3.1945, this glazed and framed - Pocket Services Diary for 1942, entries recording recipient´s service in Malta- R.A.F. Service Records- Recipient´s unpublished Memoir Nightfighter Navigator, typed and bound, with part proof copies and correspondence relating to the content; also a CD copy- a large number of photographic images (3 framed and glazed), prints and newspaper cuttings relating to recipient´s service- Framed Cartoon depicting Oxby on a flying dog kennel in the guise of Snoopy- Copies of The Telegraph and The Times, carrying his Obituary, dated 27.4.2009 and 1.5.2009 respectively- a Copy of Night Fighter, C.F. Rawnsley and Robert Wright; together with other ephemera (lot)

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