list of victoria cross recipients of the royal air force
recipients
Table:
Name
Unit
Date of action
Conflict
Place of action
Notes

Edward Mannock
074No. 74 Squadron and
No. 85 Squadron
17 June 1918 to
26 July 1918*
First World War
Western Front
[6]

Andrew Beauchamp-Proctor
084No. 84 Squadron
8 August 1918 to
8 October 1918
First World War
Western Front
[7]

Ferdinand West
008No. 8 Squadron
10 August 1918
First World War
Near Ham and Hombleux, France
[8]

William Barker
201No. 201 Squadron (attached)
27 October 1918
First World War
Over the Forêt de Mormal, France
[9]

Donald Garland
012No. 12 Squadron
12 May 1940*
Second World War
Over the Albert Canal, Belgium
[10]

Thomas Gray
012No. 12 Squadron
12 May 1940*
Second World War
Over the Albert Canal, Belgium
[10]

Roderick Learoyd
049No. 49 Squadron
12 August 1940
Second World War
Over the Dortmund-Ems Canal, Germany
[11]

Eric Nicolson
249No. 249 Squadron
16 August 1940
Second World War
Near Southampton, England
[12]

John Hannah
083No. 83 Squadron
15 September 1940
Second World War
Over Antwerp, Belgium
[13]

Kenneth Campbell
022No. 22 Squadron
6 April 1941*
Second World War
Over Brest Harbour, France
[14]

Hughie Edwards
105No. 105 Squadron
4 July 1941
Second World War
Over the port of Bremen, Germany
[15]

Arthur Scarf
062No. 62 Squadron
9 December 1941*
Second World War
Over and on return from Singora, Thailand
[16]

John Nettleton
044No. 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron
17 April 1942
Second World War
On the outward flight and over Augsburg, Germany
[17]

Leslie Manser
050No. 50 Squadron
30 May 1942 to
31 May 1942*
Second World War
Over and attempting to return from Cologne, Germany
[18]

Hugh Malcolm
018No. 18 Squadron
4 December 1942*
Second World War
Near Chougui, Tunisia
[19]

Guy Gibson
617No. 617 Squadron
16 May 1943 to
17 May 1943
Second World War
Over the Möhne and Eder dams, Germany
[20]

Arthur Aaron
218No. 218 Squadron
12 August 1943*
Second World War
Over Turin, Italy and on the return flight to Bone, North Africa
[21]

William Reid
061No. 61 Squadron
3 November 1943
Second World War
On the outward flight and over and returning from Düsseldorf, Germany
[22]

Cyril Barton
578No. 578 Squadron
30 March 1944*
Second World War
On the outward flight and over and returning from Nuremberg, Germany
[23]

Norman Jackson
106No. 106 Squadron
26 April 1944 to
27 April 1944
Second World War
Attempting to return from Schweinfurt, Germany
[24]

John Cruickshank
210No. 210 Squadron
17 July 1944 to
18 July 1944
Second World War
North Atlantic
[25]

Ian Bazalgette
635No. 635 Squadron
4 August 1944*
Second World War
Over Trossy St. Maximin and flying to Senantes, France
[26]

Leonard Cheshire
000Several bomber squadrons
1940 to 1944
Second World War
Western Europe
[27]

David Lord
271No. 271 Squadron
19 September 1944*
Second World War
Over Arnhem, Holland
[28]

Robert Palmer
109No. 109 Squadron
23 December 1944*
Second World War
Over Cologne, Germany
[29]

George Thompson
009No. 9 Squadron
1 January 1945*
Second World War
Over the Dortmund-Ems Canal, Germany
[30]

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Give your final answer with the correct type(s), comma-separated if there are multiple, in the list of the following object {"answer": ["ANSWER"]}.

{"answer": ["military.military_conflict", "time.event"]}