NAVAL HONOUR FOR AIR OFFICER
IN COMMAND OF RESCUE LAUNCHES f (Rec. 10.50 a.m. i Rugby. Feb. 17. , The first R.A.F. officer in this war to get a Distinguished Service Cross—- , the naval equivalent of the Military Cross —received a decoration from the King at an investure at Buckingham ! Palace recently. He was Flight-Lieu- : tenant R. F. L. Coates, officer commandi ing the R.A.F. high speed launch base lat Dover. He had been decorated for ' continued zealous service during the seven months he had been in command of R.A.F. rescue launches. During that time R A.F. high speed launches at Dover and the navy acting in close cooperation have rescued a large number 1 of pilots and air crews, both Allied and enemy. It is frequently necessary for rescue craft to brave the dangers of minefields and enemy surface vessels and aircraft in their task.—B.O.W.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 18 February 1942, Page 5
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145NAVAL HONOUR FOR AIR OFFICER Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 18 February 1942, Page 5
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