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Auction: 19003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 648

The mounted group of six miniature dress medals worn by Flight Lieutenant E. L. Baumann, Royal Air Force

Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R.; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, clasp, France & Germany; Defence and War Medals; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48, mounted as worn, nearly extremely fine (6)

D.F.M. London Gazette 10 December 1943.

Edward Leslie Baumann qualified as a Air Bomber (Armament) on 17 July 1942 and served with No. 76 and No. 298 Squadrons, Royal Air Force. Having flown a number of sorties during the summer of 1943 including Essen, Dortmund and Gelsenkirchen, he flew on the famous Peenemunde Raid on 17 August as Bomb Aimer in Warrant Officer (Pilot) Myers's Halifax that took off from Linton-on-Ouse at 2055hrs. They were forced to land after some 7hrs 55mins and were then out on operations again just four days later, to Leverkusen and Berlin on 22 and 23 August. Tour expired, Baumann was back in 1944 after picking up his D.F.M. to fly during Operation 'Tonga' on 6 June 1944, his Log Book noting '"Ditched" Picked up by minesweeper, spent 3 days at sea.' His final two operations on this second tour included 'Varsity' on 24 March 1945 and to Denmark on 3 April. He remained in the Royal Air Force after the War and saw further active service in Palestine; sold together with copied Log Book and a crew photograph with Baumann identified.

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Sold for
£220

Starting price
£40