WW2 British RAF Pathfinder DFC Medal Group to 44311 Squadron...

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WW2 British RAF Pathfinder DFC Medal Group to 44311 Squadron Leader John Neal "Taff" Owen DFC comprising of Distinguished Flying Cross engraved 1945 complete with ribbon with slip and in case of issue, 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, France & Germany Star, War Medal and Defence Medal, RAF Pilot's Wings, Pathfinder Badge with award ceriticate dated 5th April 1945, RAF Medical Card, letter, photo, ERII RAF Blazer badge and research. Completed over 50 ops and served as Marker Pilot with 105 Pathfinder Squadron.
D.F.C. London Gazette 22 May 1945:
‘Flight Lieutenant Owen has now completed 59 sorties 36 of these were completed on Blenheim aircraft from June to December 1940 against such targets as Tobruk, Benghazi, Sollum and Bardia in the Mediterranean.
Since joining Path Finder Force in October 1944, Flight Lieutenant Owen has carried out a further 23 sorties, 9 of them being in the role of marker for main force bombers.
He has at all times shown considerable knowledge as a pilot encountering the hazards of poor flying weather with great skill. The courage and tenacity of purpose that he has displayed in all his sorties has been very evident in his more recent ones against heavily defended targets in Germany itself.’

https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/11435

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Good condition DFC, other medals have wear.