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Medal Bar of 4 of Flight Lieutenant Bertram Arthur "Jimmy" James
Aircraft & Exhibits, Cosford, Hangar Three, X006-1328
Pilot Jimmy James, shot down and captured in the Netherlands in 1940, was a persistent prison escaper, including during the Great Escape of 24 March 1944. He was awarded the Military Cross in recognition of his numerous escape attempts. The medals are, from left to right, Military Cross, 1939-1945 Star, Aircrew Europe Star, 1939-1945 War Medal with Mention in Despatches oakleaf.
Medal Bar of 5, Flying Officer Ian Donald Roy McDonald
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1997/0310/D
Flying Officer Ian McDonald joined the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War, becoming an ace fighter and earning both the Military Cross and Distinguished Flying Cross. He was shot down and killed while serving in Iraq in 1920.
Medal Bar of 6, Squadron Leader Walter Henry Park
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 79/D/2131
Walter Henry Park joined the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War, earning the Military Cross in 1917. His Distinguished Flying Cross was awarded for operations in North Russia in 1919 and the Bar for operations in Kurdistan in 1922.
Medal Bar of 13, Air Chief Marshal Sir Edgar Rainey Ludlow-Hewitt
Aircraft & Exhibits, London, Hangar Three/Four, 1998/0274/D
Edgar Rainey Ludlow-Hewitt served in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. He became Air Officer Commanding in both Iraq and India in the 1930s.
Citation for Military Cross awarded to Lieutenant Oliver Stewart, 20 July 1917
Archives, In Storage, A268
Lieutenant Oliver Stewart was awarded the Military Cross in July 1917. This citation describes the five aerial victories he was credited with, qualifying him as a flying ace.
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