Pilot Officer Cyril Barton’s Service Dress Jacket

The Officer's, 1920 Pattern, Service Dress Jacket of Pilot Officer Cyril Barton. Barton was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the notorious raid on Nuremberg on 30/31 March 1944.

Pilot Officer Cyril Barton was the pilot of a Halifax which was attacked and damaged by fighters. Three of his crew baled out, but Cyril managed to drop his bombs and return to England. He died when his aircraft crashed on landing but the remaining crew survived. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his extreme courage