The then Flt Lt Ted Hawkins won a DFC for a flight of some 23 hours in a Catalina to somewhere north of the Arctic Circle - will have to look up details again
The award of DFC was for an extended flight to Russia in April 1942.
April 4/42
Catalina Z2143, F/Lt Hawkins, P/O Wright, Sgt Semple, Sgt Aston, Sgt Beverly and Sgt Faulkes. Special Flight. Took off 05:05 hrs 4th, landed 06:55 hrs
5th.
Ted Hawkins was awarded a bar to his DFC for sinking an Italian submarine on 9 June 1942
Last edited by Wander00; 26th Jan 2015 at 11:45.
Reason: Update, again