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formation attacked the bombers, and Flt. Lt. Dutton, realising the danger to the formation, ordered two aircraft of his own section also to attack the bombers whilst he climbed and engaged the
Messerschmitts until the attack on the bombers was completed. He then dived away, and flying west sighted and shot down a Heinkel 111 with his remaining ammunition. Flt. Lt. Dutton has displayed initiative, gallantry and a complete disregard for his own safety.
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In May, 1940, whilst leading a section of a squadron on patrol over
Brussels. Flt. Lt. Dutton attacked and shot down two Heinkel 111 aircraft. The next day, when leading a section of a squadron, seven Messerschmitt fighters were sighted escorting from fifty to seventy enemy bombers. The leader of the
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He remained in the Royal Air Force following the end of the Second World War. On 1 September 1945, he was granted a permanent commission and the rank of squadron leader in the post-war RAF. He was later granted seniority in that rank from 1 June 1944. He relinquished the acting rank of wing commander
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This officer has led patrols with conspicuous success and has personally destroyed at least twelve enemy aircraft. He has displayed splendid qualities of leadership and courage, with a complete disregard for his own
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while on patrol over
Belgium. The following day, on 19 May, he shot down an additional Heinkel He 111 while flying west of
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337:(DFC) "in recognition of gallantry displayed in flying operations against the enemy". On 20 August 1940, he was awarded a
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1250:
1138:
875:
1402:
181:
1314:
1773:
1039:
303:
137:
442:
Aces high: a tribute to the most notable fighter pilots of the
British and Commonwealth Forces in WWII
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127:
122:
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1370:
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996:
730:
132:
117:
859:
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510:
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372:
1210:
773:
1258:
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356:(DSO) "in recognition of gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations".
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He retired from the Royal Air Force on 3 December 1970 and was allowed to retain the rank of
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to his
Distinguished Flying Cross; this represents a second DFC. He was a recipient of the
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on 1 November 1947. He was promoted to substantive wing commander on 1 July 1950 and to
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267:(on probation). On 29 June 1937, his commission was confirmed and he was regraded to
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882:
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on 16 February 1965, and relinquished the appointment on 3 December 1970.
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squadron leader on 9 December 1943. On 1 July 1944, he was promoted to
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16:
Royal Air Force officer and decorated flying ace (1917 β 1988)
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on 3 September 1940. On 1 December 1941, he was promoted to
444:(2nd ed.). London: Grub Street. pp. 242β243.
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and was credited with 19 confirmed aerial victories.
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Acting Flight
Lieutenant Roy Gilbert DUTTON (39072)
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Acting Flight
Lieutenant Roy Gilbert DUTTON (39072)
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On 24 August 1936, Dutton was commissioned into the
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579:(Supplement). 16 December 1941. pp. 7110β7111.
559:(Supplement). 12 November 1940. pp. 6493β6494.
329:Dutton received a number of decorations during the
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23:
1718:List of British and Commonwealth World War II aces
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639:(Supplement). 22 March 1946. pp. 1532β1533.
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424:. No. 63189. 17 September 1988. p. 12.
619:(Supplement). 18 July 1944. pp. 3398β3399.
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739:(Supplement). 22 December 1970. p. 14055.
1820:Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
1815:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
868:(Supplement). 12 February 1971. p. 1403.
848:(Supplement). 12 February 1965. p. 1677.
679:(Supplement). 14 November 1947. p. 5433.
599:(Supplement). 29 February 1944. p. 1052.
440:Shores, Christopher; Williams, Clive (1994).
420:"Air Cdre Roy Dutton: Intrepid air warrior".
8:
659:(Supplement). 25 February 1947. p. 970.
365:Commander of the Order of the British Empire
166:Commander of the Order of the British Empire
762:(Supplement). 20 August 1940. p. 5091.
876:
20:
719:(Supplement). 25 June 1957. p. 3859.
699:(Supplement). 30 June 1950. p. 3359.
271:. On 29 January 1939, he was promoted to
219:(2 March 1917 β 14 September 1988) was a
828:(Supplement). 3 June 1966. p. 6537.
808:(Supplement). 5 June 1945. p. 2895.
1810:People from Central Province, Sri Lanka
1740:
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1840:Royal Air Force pilots of World War II
286:, northern France. He was promoted to
352:. On 8 June 1945, he was awarded the
333:. On 31 May 1940, he was awarded the
7:
774:"Battle of Britain β Roll of Honour"
243:Dutton was born on 2 March 1917 in
539:. 28 May 1940. pp. 3251β3253.
474:. 15 September 1936. p. 5940.
14:
278:On 18 May 1940, he shot down two
1835:British expatriates in Sri Lanka
1805:British World War II flying aces
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1723:List of World War II flying aces
514:. 31 January 1939. p. 690.
1825:Royal Air Force air commodores
251:. He was educated in England.
1:
494:. 27 July 1937. p. 4816.
354:Distinguished Service Order
170:Distinguished Service Order
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335:Distinguished Flying Cross
174:Distinguished Flying Cross
1713:
885:with 10+ aerial victories
367:(CBE). He was appointed
361:Queen's Birthday Honours
325:Honours and decorations
182:Mentioned in Despatches
1315:Eugeniusz Horbaczewski
404:
390:
298:). He was promoted to
223:officer and decorated
1040:Bill Crawford-Compton
881:British World War II
363:, he was appointed a
138:No. 452 Squadron RAAF
86:Years of service
1441:(14 & 10 shared)
1433:(14 & 10 shared)
1355:William Dennis David
1195:Thomas Dalton-Morgan
949:Robert Stanford Tuck
401:DFC and Bar citation
265:acting pilot officer
128:No. 512 Squadron RAF
123:No. 525 Squadron RAF
1665:(10 & 1 shared)
1657:(10 & 1 shared)
1609:(11 & 1 shared)
1601:(11 & 2 shared)
1537:(12 & 2 shared)
1481:(13 & 1 shared)
1473:(13 & 4 shared)
1449:(14 & 7 shared)
1358:(15 & 2 shared)
1350:(15 & 3 shared)
1286:(16 & 1 shared)
1278:(16 & 2 shared)
1270:(16 & 6 shared)
1182:(17 & 1 shared)
1174:(17 & 2 shared)
1166:(17 & 5 shared)
1147:Karel Kuttelwascher
133:No. 19 Squadron RAF
118:No. 46 Squadron RAF
865:The London Gazette
845:The London Gazette
825:The London Gazette
805:The London Gazette
759:The London Gazette
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656:The London Gazette
636:The London Gazette
616:The London Gazette
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576:The London Gazette
556:The London Gazette
536:The London Gazette
511:The London Gazette
491:The London Gazette
471:The London Gazette
373:Queen Elizabeth II
193:Roy Gilbert Dutton
25:Roy Gilbert Dutton
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347:Battle of Britain
288:flight lieutenant
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57:14 September 1988
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331:Second World War
314:on 1 July 1957.
233:Second World War
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149:Second World War
113:RAF Seaton Snook
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40:
38:
21:
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1780:
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1622:George Palliser
1606:Harold Walmsley
1558:Stanley Connors
1550:George Bennions
1542:Harold Atkinson
1518:John Mungo-Park
1418:
1387:Raymond Harries
1275:Alfred Marshall
1219:Willie McKnight
1211:Josef FrantiΕ‘ek
1139:Vernon Woodward
1131:Manfred Czernin
1115:Geoffrey Allard
1103:
1072:John Cunningham
1064:Archie McKellar
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914:George Beurling
906:Johnnie Johnson
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280:Heinkel He 111s
261:Royal Air Force
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255:Military career
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221:Royal Air Force
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80:Royal Air Force
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17:
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11:
5:
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1699:
1694:Victor Beamish
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1654:William Dymond
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1614:Osgood Hanbury
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1077:
1069:
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1056:Bobby Oxspring
1053:
1045:
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1032:Donald Kingaby
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326:
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304:wing commander
273:flying officer
256:
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249:British Ceylon
240:
237:
185:
184:
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159:
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108:RAF Waterbeach
105:
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100:
95:
91:
90:
87:
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82:
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69:United Kingdom
67:
63:
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61:(aged 71)
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48:British Ceylon
32:
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1678:John Thompson
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1638:John Freeborn
1636:
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1582:Geoffrey Page
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1548:
1543:
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1438:George Gilroy
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1379:Bunny Currant
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1080:Douglas Bader
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