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Auction: 6007 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 371

As a Generality we have included the rather more comprehensive Recommendations which are mostly contained in Ian Tavender´s classic two volume work ´The Distinguished Flying Medal Register for the Second World War´ A Good Bomber Command D.F.C., D.F.M. Group of Six to Mosquito, Observer/Navigator, Flight Lieutenant E. Moore No. 105 Pathfinder Squadron, Who Completed 98 Operational Sorties, Which Included Many Low Level Daylight Attacks and 33 Marker Trips Over Heavily Defended Targets, 1943-44 Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse dated 1944; Distinguished Flying Medal G.VI.R., 1st ´Ind: Imp:´ type (950354. F/Sgt. E. Moore. R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence and War Medals, nearly extremely fine, with (2) Flying Log Books (2.10.1941-14.8.1945 and 16.8.1945-10.3.1946 respectively), and photographs of the recipient Estimate £ 3,800-4,200 D.F.C. London Gazette 14.11.1944 169542 Acting Flight Lieutenant Eric Moore D.F.M., 105 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve The Recommendation, dated 18.8.1944, states ´After carrying out many low-level daylight sorties, F/Lt. Moore has completed a further 68 sorties with Path Finder Force, 33 of these being marker sorties. He is a navigator of outstanding ability and has consistently displayed the utmost courage and steady concentration on the task in hand, whatever the degree of enemy opposition and however adverse the conditions.´ D.F.M. London Gazette 18.1.1944 950354 Flight Sergeant Eric Moore 105 Squadron The Recommendation, dated 24.11.1943, states ´On the night of 15th November 1943, Flight Sergeant Moore was the Navigator of an aircraft detailed to carry out an attack on Duisburg. During the run up to the target, the aircraft was heavily engaged by the defences and, as the bombs were released on the completion of an accurate approach, a shell burst close under the nose of the aircraft. Flight Sergeant Moore showed his usual exemplary calm and fortitude during the approach to the target and after the attack. He was of great assistance to the pilot on his return journey and his high standard of navigation under most difficult conditions undoubtedly contributed to the safe return of the aircraft and crew. Flight Sergeant Moore has completed 28 operational sorties, 10 of which were low-level daylight attacks. He has also carried out several marking sorties on heavily defended targets and been engaged on operational development work of the highest importance. The results he has obtained in this last capacity have been of very great value.´ Flight Lieutenant Eric Moore, D.F.C., D.F.M., born Sheffield, 1929; educated at High Storrs Secondary School, Sheffield; enlisted Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1940; posted I.S.S. Cranwell 21.7.1941-23.10.1941; 6 A.O.N.S. Staverton 23.10.1941-20.3.1942; Air Observer Navigator 14.2.1942; 6 A.O.S. Moreton Valence 20.3.1942-22.10.1942; posted 105 Squadron, Marham, Norfolk (Mosquitoes), 11.2.1943 and apart from a period of a month, during which he was with 109 Squadron (5.6.1943-3.7.1943) he served with 105 Squadron until 18.12.1944 and flew in 98 operational sorties including: Le Tours (2), including 18.2.1943, ´Low level. Slight Flak. 4 direct hits on target´ ; Hengelo; Le Mans; Paderborne; Bremen, 23.3.1943, ´Raid on goods traffic on Bremen-Osnabruck Line. 2 engines damaged. Fighters shaken off near Quackenbruck. Heavy Flak over coast´ ; Wilhelmshaven, 13.4.1943, dawn Mosquito ´Nuisance Raid´; Berlin (3); Lingen; Cologne (2); Gelsenkirchen (2); Leverkusen; Aachen (5), including 7.10.1943 when damaged by flak; Rheinhausen (2); Dusseldorf (7), including 15.11.1943, ´Raid on Rath. Special Duties. 6 x 500 M.C. Heavy flak. Pilot wounded. Landed Hardwick´ ; Duisberg (2); Essen (2); Solingen (2); Deelen Airfield (2); Volkel Airfield (2); Venlo Airfield; Amiens Marshalling Yard 15.3.1944, ´4 x Red T.I.´s Marking for 115 Heavies´ ; Osnabruck; Wimereaux, 3.6.1944, ´Gun site 3 x Red T.I. (60 Heavies); Sangatte; Laval Airfield; Maissey Bridge; Noyelle le Chausee, 24.6.1944 ´Raid on Rocket Base 4 x T.I. Red (100 Heavies)´ ; Montrogueil, 26.6.1944, ´Rocket Base 4 x T.I. Red (100 Heavies)´ ; Raid on German Troop Concentrations, North Falaise in Canadian Advance 4 x T.I. (700 Heavies); Marquise (V2 Rocket Site) 27.8.1944 (Log refers). Posted 105 O.T.U. Bramcote 19.12.1944 (Mosquitoes); posted 48 Squadron, Down Ampney (Wellingtons), 8.5.1945; posted 271 Squadron, Down Ampney (Dakota´s), 24.6.1945.

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