' This attack was very successful and Flying Officer Dunn took some excellent photographs'.

High-Flying Medal Group For Sale.

Fresh-To-Market.

Flying Officer William Kenneth Dunn, DFC, DFM.

 

 

 

DFC

DFM

39-45 STAR

ITALY STAR

AIR CREW EUROPE

1939-45 MEDAL

DEFENCE MEDAL

 

PILOT FLYING LOG BOOK 1940-1943 MAGISTER/OXFORD/WELLINGTON

PILOT FLYING LOG BOOK 1943 – 1945 MAINLY WELLINGTONS

 

50+ VARIOUS PHOTOGRAPHS AND POSTCARDS. Some showing FL/LT Dunn

RAF  visor cap originally belonging to Dunn, but bearing another name to the sweatband. Possible re-issue.

Newspaper articles relating to Dunn’s awards of the DFC and DFM

DFM 1942. 22.9.1942.  while with 115 Squadron. Citation states, “he undertook a daylight attack to aid the Yugoslavian forces. This attacK was very successful, and Flying Officer Dunn took some excellent photographs.”

DFC. 25.August 1944 40 Squadron.

Condition report:  The medals on original ribbons with silver metal-top suspensions, near excellent condition and free from damage or contact marks. DFC with original case. Log Books, RAF cap and  photographs in very good- to near excellent condition with storage age commensurate with age.

Background to Fl/Lt William Dunn:

Training | Chronology

December 22 1940: Miles Magister air experience.

Dual experience included taxiing, flying controls, take-off,  landing, un-powered flight, navigation, spin recovery, aircraft management, emergency recovery, up to solo flight 14th March after 13 hours.

Further practise, instrument flying, forced landings, cross country flying, aerobatics, signed-off after 57 hours.

Apri 25 1941: converted to Oxford, twin-engine aircraft. Training topics & sequence.

July 01 1941: 1st pilot, low flying, formation flying, photography, overshoot landings, Link trainer, completed after 139 hours @ 1st July.

August 06 1941: Converted to Wellington bomber. Maiden flight. Joined D flight at OTU.

October 194. 0171 hrs: Signed-off for Wellington Bombers.

Operations

20 October 1941: First bombings

Nov 7 1941: First German operation, Berlin 7 Nov

November 24 1941: Instrument flying

Op to Essen 8 March, then Le Havre, Dortmund, Cologne, Lubeck

April 17 1942: Engine and equipment failure.

May 2. 0422 hrs: Mine laying.

May 30. St Nazaire, 1000 plane raid on Cologne.

June 01:1000 plane raid on Essen.

June 06: 4000lb bomb to Emden.

July 11. 0513 hrs: Mine laying. Baltic.

August 01: Training others

December 21: Flew Anson.

January 17 1943: 0762hrs: Flew Whitley with cine camera gun.

April 02: Halifax.

April 23: Low level bombing Whitley.

Link trainer 31 hrs

Book 2 | Italy & North Africa

Nov 13.1314hrs: Commenced operations in N Africa.

Bombed planes on Rome Campiano.

31 Dec: Based at Foggia, Italy.

April 3 1944. 1463 hrs: Flew Dakota.

May 14. 1452 hrs: Bombed Simiane la Rotonde. Subsequently revisited and filmed by BBC.

Returned to UK via Liberator

Nov 24. 1654 hrs: Training pilots on Proctor.

Associated Information:

Planes flown: DC3, Halifax, Liberator, Magister, Oxford, Proctor, Tiger Moth,Whitely.

Ranks held: Sergeant, Flight Sergeant, Pilot Officer, Flight Officer, Flight Lieutenant.

Provenance: The medal group is for sale by the family for the first time. Documents confirming the provenance are included in the sale.

Third Party Representation & Disclosure: The Dunn family is known to Ulric of England. Sales literature including facts and expressions of opinion are facts and expressions provided by the family.

Pre-Purchase Evaluation: Prospective vendors are invited to make preliminary enquiries with Ulric of England. Detailed enquiries, pre-purchase viewing and/or  Contract of Sale conducted expressley between the family and the [prospective] buyer.