FLIGHT LIEUTENANT LEE, - The completion of a highly successful tour of airborne sorties in the invasions of Sicily and Normandy, and at Arnhem and Wesel, and the dropping of supplies to the underground movements of France and Norway, has now been recognised by the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to Flight Lieutenant DENNIS ALEXANDER LEE whose home is at Wellington House, 2 Church Lane East, Aldershot, Hants. This officer has put in a total number of 121 operational flying hours, and since joining his squadron has completed 28 operations. On all these sorties, Flight Lieuten
FLIGHT LIEUTENANT LEE, - The completion of a highly successful tour of airborne sorties in the invasions of Sicily and Normandy, and at Arnhem and Wesel, and the dropping of supplies to the underground movements of France and Norway, has now been recognised by the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to Flight Lieutenant DENNIS ALEXANDER LEE whose home is at Wellington House, 2 Church Lane East, Aldershot, Hants. This officer has put in a total number of 121 operational flying hours, and since joining his squadron has completed 28 operations. On all these sorties, Flight Lieutenant Lee has shown his courage and determination by scoring a high average of successes in the face of enemy opposition and bad weather. Because of his skill and perseverance, he was selected for a particularly difficult supply drop to the Maquis in an area infested with the enemy. This mission was successfully accomplished. He was also selected to lead a flight in a difficult y. low level attack on French transformer installations. Flying in brilliant moonlight the installations were located and hit. Picture issued 1945 shows - Flight Lieutenant DENNIS ALEXANDER LEE, Photographic negative , Royal Air Force
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