THE D.S.C.
FIRST AWARD IN R.A.F.
RUGBY, Fehruary 17,
The first R.A.F. officer in this war to get the Distinguished Service Cross— the naval equivalent of the Military Cross—received his decoration from the King at an investiture at Buckingham Palace recently. He is Flight Lieutenant R. F. L. Coates, officer commanding the R.A.F. high-speed launch base at Dover.
He has been decorated for continued zealous service during the seven months he has been in command of the R.A.F. air sea rescue launches. During that time the R.A.F. highspeed launches at Dover and the Navy, acting in close co-operation, have rescued large numbers of pilots and air crews, both Allied and enemy. It is frequently . necessary for rescue craft to brave the dangers of the minefields and enemy surface vessels and aircraft in their task.—B.O.W. .
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 42, 19 February 1942, Page 6
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