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Auction: 15001 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 22

(x) A Good Second War 1944 D.F.C. Group of Four to Lancaster Air Gunner Flight Lieutenant J.M. Denton, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Who Shared in the Destruction of an Me.110 Whilst on a Raid Over Berlin
a) Distinguished Flying Cross, G.VI.R., reverse officially dated '1944' and additionally privately engraved 'Pilot Officer John Martin Denton 174700 R.A.F.V.R. 207 Squadron', in Royal Mint case of issue
b) 1939-1945 Star
c) Air Crew Europe Star
d) War Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the related miniature award for the D.F.C. (4)

D.F.C. London Gazette 19.9.1944 Pilot Officer John Martin Denton (174700), R.A.F.V.R., No.207 Sqn.
The Recommendation, dated 27.6.1944, states: 'This Officer has been on 26 successful attacks against enemy targets including 5 on Berlin. He has proved himself to be a keen and reliable gunner, and a worthy member of his crew. On one occasion when attacking Berlin he was jointly successful in shooting down a Me.110 which made a determined attack against his aircraft. He has displayed outstanding keenness at all times and has been a decided asset to his Captain. This keenness has not only been confined to his operational activities; he has displayed an energetic interest in the training of other members of his Section.'

Flight Lieutenant John Martin Denton, D.F.C., enlisted in the Royal Air Force, and served during the Second World War as an Air Gunner with No.207 Squadron (Lancasters), Langar; his first operational sortie was an attack on Berlin, 23.8.1943; further operational sorties included Mannheim, Hannover, Leipzig, Kassel, Berlin (4, including the 'Last Great Raid over Berlin', 24.3.1944), Stuttgart (2), and Frankfurt (2); Commissioned Pilot Officer, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 29.3.1944; Denton continued with No.207 Squadron, and took part in further operational sorties over France in the run up to D-Day, his last being over Amiens, 19.5.1944; by the end of the War the entire crew of his Lancaster had all been awarded the D.F.C.; promoted Flight Lieutenant, 29.3.1946.

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