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Flight Lieutenant David Gordon Bhore
| Service No & Branch | 1637 GD(P) |  | ||||||||
| Date of Birth: 28 Oct 1915 | Commissioned: 30 Nov 1940 | Course: 5 Course | ||||||||
| Service End: | Retired on 11 Dec 1944 Resigned Died on 18 Aug 1983 (68 Years age) | Nick Name : | ||||||||
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| Dates | Rank | Unit | Location | Appointment | Photo |
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| 30 Nov 1940 - | Acting Plt Offr | Initial Training School (Officers) | Lahore | Trainee Pilot | |
| 05 Jun 1942 - 12 May 1943 | Plt Offr | No.1 Armament Training Unit | Bairagarh | Staff Pilot To 1AGS | |
| 26 May 1943 - | Fg Offr | No.6 Squadron | Squadron Pilot Fm 151OTU | ||
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Awards and Decorations
Number of Awards: 2
| Member of the Order of the British Empire | ||||
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| Fg Offr | David Gordon Bhore | 1637 GD(P) | Award Date | Announced 01 Jun 1943 |
| Details : | Citation / Details Not Available | |||
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| Distinguished Flying Cross | ||||
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| Fg Offr | David Gordon Bhore | 1637 GD(P) | Award Date | Announced 01 Aug 1944 |
| Details : | This officer has completed many sorties, achieving some excellent photographic work. On two occasions he has been forced to return to base through attacks by enemy fighters, but immediately the enemy had been driven off he returned to complete his operation. Throughout all his operations he has shown great determination to get through to his target and owing to his thoroughness, has brought back valuable information for the army units. Notes: Public Record Office Air 2/9633 has citation drafted when he had flown 113 sorties (151 operational hours) as pilot. | |||
| Unit : 6 Squadron | ||||
| Reference : London Gazette published on the 11 August 1944 (Citation Courtesy: Hugh Halliday) | ||||
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