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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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David Burgess b: 12 Feb 1920 r: 12 Feb 1975 d: xx Jan-Mar 1991
DFC – 17 Aug 1943, Bar – 22 May 1945
AC2: xx xxx xxxx, Sgt: xx xxx xxxx, Flt Sgt: xx xxx xxxx, Plt Off (P): 30 Dec 1942, Fg Off (P) (WS): 30 Jun 1943, Flt Lt (WS): 30 Dec 1944, Sqn Ldr: 1 Jul 1954, Wg Cdr: 1 Jul 1961, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1967, A/Cdre: 1 Jan 1972
xx Sep 1939: Airman (967166)
xx xxx xxxx: Air Gunner Training No ? Air Gunners' School
xx xxx xxxx: Attended No ? OTU
xx xxx 1942: Air Gunner, No 427 Sqn, RCAF
30 Dec 1942: Appointed to a Commission in the General Duties Branch
1 Jul 1946: Appointed to a Permanent Commission in the General Duties Branch in the rank of Fg Off (seniority 30 Dec 1943)
30 Jun 1949: Transferred to the Secretarial Branch (seniority 30 Dec 1947)
28 Oct 1968: Officer Commanding, No 3 School of Technical Training/RAF Hereford
19 Jun 1971: Director of Personal Services (2) (RAF)
Excerpt from Aberdeen Press and Journal – 23 Nov 1944
“FG OFF DAVID BURGESS ROSS of 64 Anderson Drive, Aberdeen, received the DFC from the King at a recent investiture at Buckingham Palace.
Nearly eighteen months ago Fg Off Ross was rear gunner of a bomber detailed to attack Essen. During the flight the plane was hit and severely damaged, the navigator was killed. and the wireless operator wounded.
Besides assisting his captain to fly the damaged plane back to base Fg Off Ross successfully beat off two attacks by Ju 88s during the hazardous journey. Since then he has taken part in many attacks on Berlin and other towns in Germany.”
This entry was last updated on 29/08/26©
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