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Medal, decoration   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Thomas Humphrey Paget
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Medal, decoration
Typ obiektu medal
object_type QS:P31,Q131647
Opis
English: Distinguished Flying Medal to 401791 Flying Officer Sgt. Onslow Waldo Thompson, RNZAF, WW2 silver oval medal, 35mm wide, winged suspension bar, with ribbon obverse- effigy of King George VI reverse- Athena Nike seated on airplane with hawk on her arm, dated 1918, FOR COURAGE named on rim- N.Z. 401791 SGT. O.W. THOMPSON R.N.Z.A.F ribbon- 32mm wide, diagonal stripes of alternating purple and white
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; 1939-1943; World War 2-wars; 20 Feb 2007; 27 Feb 2007; George VI (1936 - 1952)-House of Windsor-English reign
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length: 85mm
length: 41mm
width: 35mm

width: 32mm
institution QS:P195,Q758657
Numer inwentarzowy
2007.13.10
Miejsce stworzenia United Kingdom; Unknown; Mediterranean Sea
Historia wystaw Display: 9F
Sposób pozyskania Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2007.13.10
Notatki Distinguished Flying Medal awarded to Flying Officer NZ401791 Onslow Waldo Thompson. Onslow Thompson was serving as Pilot Officer with 107 Squadron when he was awarded the DFM ion April 1942. His citation read- "This airman has completed 43 sorties. During these operations he has attacked a variety of targets, obtaining hits on warehouses at Catanzaro, destroying a number of lorries on attack on Soveranto. He took part in a second attack on a 10,000 ton enemy merchant ship which resulted in its complete abandonment. On another occasion he attacked a heavily laden merchant vessel off Tripoli - the vessel subsequently sank. This airman has shown able leadership and great determination in pressing home his attacks." Onslow Thompson served with the RAF-RNZAF during WW2, receiving his initial training in New Zealand, having enlisted at Initial Training Wing Levin on 2 July 1940 as Airman Pilot under training. He served with 107 Squadron in the Mediterranean as Flying Officer when awarded the DFM. Onslow was subsequently killed in action on 1 May 1943 while flying with 105 Squadron, Bomber Command. Cause of death- air crash, due to engine failure on a Mosquito BIV DK338-0. He is buried at Marham Royal Air Force Cemetery, Norfolk, (Memorial Name- Cross of Sacrifice). Details of final flight from "For Your Tomorrow", Vol. 2- "Sat 1-Sun 2 May 1943 - BOMBER COMMAND - Raid on Philips factory at Eindhoven, Netherlands (by six Mosquitos - one lost). 105 Squadron, RAF (Marham, Norfolk, 2 Group) Mosquito BIV DK338-0 - took off at 1407 but almost immediately suffered failure of the starboard engine. Unfortunately, the port propeller was feathered in error, causing the bomber to stall and crash 1-4 mile SW of the airfield. Both crew died, the pilot being buried at Marham. It was found that the engine had cut because the main fuel cock had not been fully turned on. Shortly after the accident the raid was abandoned because of cloud cover over the target. Pilot- NZ401791 Fg Off Onslow Waldo THOMPSON, DFM, RNZAF Age 26, 932 hours solo. Thompson's total number of ops is unknown, but by April 1942 he had completed at least 43. While serving in the M3edioterranean theatre, most or all of them with the Malta-based detachment of 107 Squadron, RAF. His brother Forrest Harold Thompson, died on 21 March 1945 while flying with 161 Squadron, RAF" His brother Forrest Thompson also received the DFM while serving with the RAF-RNZAF during WW2. He was also killed in action when flying as Air Gunner with 161 Squadron, Fighter Command, which was attacked flying over Belgium in 1945.
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