RAF pilot wins DFC
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RAF pilot wins DFC
This sadly only made it onto the TimesOnline website and was lost from the actual paper but it is worth more widespread distribution
RAF pilot wins Distinguished Flying Cross - Times Online
AN RAF pilot who saved the life of the Afghan governor of Helmand province by refusing to put his Chinook helicopter down even after a Taliban rocket took out part of its rotor blade has won the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC).
RAF pilot wins Distinguished Flying Cross - Times Online
AN RAF pilot who saved the life of the Afghan governor of Helmand province by refusing to put his Chinook helicopter down even after a Taliban rocket took out part of its rotor blade has won the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC).
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According to those highly professional journos in the Daily Telegraph, "Army officer tells how he won bravery medal. Flight Lieutenant Alexander "Frenchie" Duncan was one of more than 150 servicemen recognised in the first week of March for their gallantry in the UK and overseas during 2008".
