caption serviceyears branch commands birth_place allegiance unit awards battles birth_date nickname rank image article_title name
keith frederick thiele c. 1941 1940 & ndash ; 1946 new zealand no. 3 squadron raf christchurch , new zealand new zealand no. 405 squadron rcaf no. 467 squadron raaf no. 486 squadron 3 rnzaf squadron raf no. 41 squadron raf no. distinguished mentioned in despatches -lrb- 2 -rrb- service order distinguished flying cross & 2 bars second world war 25 february 1921 jimmy squadron leader keith thiele.jpg keith thiele
 keith thiele
keith thiele

keith frederick -lrb- jimmy -rrb- thiele dso , dfc & 2 bars was an officer of the royal new zealand air force -lrb- rnzaf -rrb- during the second world war .
he is one of only four new zealand born airmen to receive two medal bars to his distinguished flying cross .
