Flight
Lieutenant Tony Holland
DFC AE DFC (US)
Tony Holland joined the RAFVR in June 1939, and after training
was posted to Central Flying School as an instructor until
January 1942. Posted to 603 (City of Edinburgh) Auxiliary
Squadron, his first operational tour started in April 1942
when 603 Squadron flew the first Spitfires off USS Wasp to
Malta. Involved in numerous interception sorties, he shared
in the destruction and damage of six enemy aircraft. His second
tour included destroying three V1 flying bombs, strafing V2
rocket sites and escort missions, including cover for Arnhem,
and a period of attachment to 352nd US Fighter Group.
Admiral of the Fleet Lord
Lewin GCB MVO DSC
Joining the Royal Navy in 1939 Terrence
Lewin first saw service on HMS Valiant in the Mediterranean.
He was a young officer on board the Tribal Class destroyer
HMS Ashanti during Operation Pedestal which gave close protection
to the Ohio. He also later served on the North Russian convoys,
the invasion of North Africa and in the Channel operations.
He had a distinguished post war career; he became Chief of
Naval Staff and First Sea Lord, and was then Chief of Defence
Staff during the Falklands War. |
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Wing Commander
P. B. 'Laddie' Lucas CBE
DSO DFC
Laddie Lucas joined the RAF in June
1940 and after training was posted to 66 Squadron in August
1941. Posted to Malta in February 1942, Laddie Lucas commanded
249 Squadron at the height of the battle for the island, flying
Spitfires. He twice flew to Gibraltar to lead reinforcements
of Spitfires for Malta, flying off carriers. He was one of
the leading Malta Aces. In 1943 he was posted to command 616
Squadron and later the fighter wing at Coltishall. For the
last six months of the war he led 613 Squadron Mosquitos in
support of the advancing Allied armies.
Lieutenant Commander G.
G. Marten LVO DSC
George Marten joined the Royal Navy
in 1931 and served in destroyers both before and throughout
World War II. He was First Lieutenant of the P-Class destroyer
HMS Penn durng Operation Pedestal and he boarded the Ohio
to take charge of the recovery operations following the attacks
by Stukas. From 1943 - 45 he commanded HMS Wilton (Hunt Class)
in the North Atlantic. After the war he became Equerry to
King George VI.
Lieutenant Peter
Twiss OBE DSC*
Peter Twiss joined the Fleet Air
Arm in 1939 and served initially on Catapult ships flying
Hurricanes. During the Malta convoys he flew with 807 Squadron,
firstly on Fulmars, and then Seafires from the carrier HMS
Furious. Peter later took part in the North African landings,
and was heavily involved in night fighter operations. After
the war he was a chief test pilot for Fairey Aviation and
became holder of the world speed record in 1956, flying the
experimental Fairey Delta 2. |
