File:Keith Thiele DSO.jpg
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English: Taken by Section Officer Marie Cooper in May 1943. Copyright: Vincent Holyoak 1995.
Celebrations for the award of Keith Thiele's DSO - the first on 467 Squadron. Raising a glass are, left to right: F/Lt 'Jock' Murray (Mess landlord), W/Cdr Cosme Gomm, S/Ldr Keith Thiele, G/Capt Neil McKechnie (station commander), S/Ldr Don MacKenzie and F/Lt 'Ray' Raphael. Within three months Gomm, MacKenzie and Raphael were all killed in action, G/Capt McKechnie also being killed in August 1944 flying with a 106 Squadron crew whilst commanding RAF Metheringham. Source: http://www.bottesfordhistory.org.uk/content/topics/on-the-wings-of-the-morning-by-vincent-holyoak/chapter-10-happy-valley |
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| Source | Bottesford History |
| Author | Vincent Holyoak |
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| 2011-04-28 03:54 | 590×339× (43348 bytes) | Spy007au | Creator unknown, but taken in May 1943. Celebrations for the award of Keith Thiele's DSO - the first on 467 Squadron. Raising a glass are, left to right: 'Jock' Murray (Mess landlord), Cosme Gomm, Keith Thiele, Group Captain McKechnie, Don MacKenzie and ' |
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| current | 07:00, 10 November 2017 | | 590 × 339 (42 KB) | Flickerd | Transferred from en.wikipedia |
