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Auction: 22001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 298

(x) Four: Flight Lieutenant (Air Gunner) N. R. Cornwell, Royal Air Force, who flew a tour of Ops with No. 21 Squadron on the Ventura

1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, in their named box of issue to 'F/Lt. N. R. Cornwell, 101 Howard Road, Lancing, Sussex.', good very fine (4)

Norman Reginald Cornwell qualified on 7 May 1941 and passed as an Air Gunner on 18 April 1942, joining No. 21 Squadron and flying his first Op on 23 December 1942. His Log Book contains interesting additional details related to his tour of duty which concluded on 16 August 1943. Having gone out to work at a number of OTU's, Cornwell then undertook a number of civilian flights, which continue in his Flying Log Book until 1968, by which time he had some 543hrs, 15mins to his name; sold together with his Air Gunner's Brevet, riband bar and his Observer's and Air Gunner's Flying Log Book.

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£480

Starting price
£480