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Auction: 14001 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 69

A Second War 1945 D.S.O. Group of Seven Attributed to Dakota Pilot, Squadron Leader R.A. Browne, 267 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Who Flew in At Least 137 Operational Sorties Over Yugoslavia and Burma
a) Distinguished Service Order, G.VI.R., silver-gilt and enamel, reverse of suspension bar officially dated '1945', with integral top riband bar
b) 1939-1945 Star
c) Africa Star, with North Africa 1942-43 Bar
d) Burma Star
e) Italy Star
f) France and Germany Star
g) War Medal, generally very fine, campaign awards engraved in sans-serif capitals 'Flt. Lt. R.A. Browne D.S.O. RAF' (7)

D.S.O. London Gazette 16.10.1945 Acting Squadron Leader Robert Abraham Browne (119835), R.A.F.V.R., 267 Squadron
The Recommendation states: 'Squadron Leader Browne has now been operating for more than twelve months on Transport Supply operations, and on Routine passenger work in the Italian-Jugoslavian theatre of operations and also the Burma theatre.
He has made many sorties over enemy occupied territory, landing supplies and ammunition to the Jugoslav Partisans. After unloading his supplies he has flown out casualties from very small fields, which could not even be termed airstrips. He has led formations of transport aircraft over the enemy occupied territory of Jugoslavia and due to his extreme skill and high sense of leadership not one aircraft was ever lost, his being the first aircraft to land at Athens after the occupation. The Squadron has now moved to the Burma theatre, and has been supplying the 14th Army, this officer operating continuously.
By his extremely fine leadership, courage and devotion to duty, his earnest endeavour to reach his objective no matter what the weather, he has been, and is, an inspiring example to both ground crews and air crews alike. I have no hesitation in strongly recommending this officer for the undermentioned award.'

Squadron Leader Robert Abraham Browne, D.S.O. served with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second War, and by June 1945 had flown 137 operational sorties, all of which were supply dropping and supply landings in Yugoslavia and Burma; he served for at least 12 months with 267 Squadron (Dakotas) whose role included the movement of personnel and equipment, casualty evacuation and supply dropping missions to guerrillas in Italy and the Balkans; operating out of Italy from November 1943, the squadron moved to Burma in February 1945; whilst flying in the latter theatre of war the squadron supported the 14th Army's final offensive that cleared Burma of the Japanese.

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