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SAS Operation Storm: Nine Men Against Four Hundred
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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 32967" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Austin </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>John Beech </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>138 Squadron + 624 Squadron (RAFVR) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Flying Officer + Flight Lieutenant + Squadron Leader </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>104448 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Distinguished Flying Cross and bar,Croix de Guerre (Fr) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Yugoslavia 1942 (DFC) 1943 (bar) 1944 (CdG) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>DFC and bar with 138 Sqdn</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 17.7.1917 Sutton Coldfield,Warwickshire</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>educated King Edward VI School,Birmingham</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>junior clerk,Midland Bank,Coventry</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>RAFVR May 1939</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>RAF Cambridge 1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sergeant</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>2 EFTS July 1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>10 OTU July 1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>pilot</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>51 Squadron September 1940</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1419 (SD) Flight March 1941</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>138 Squadron 1941-1943 (FLt)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1575 Flight 1943 (SLdr)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>624 Squadron 1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>rested from ops March 1944</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>also awarded Vlieger Kruis (Netherlands),Polish Star</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>timber industry postwar</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Elizabeth Jessiman (died 14.2.2012) (4 children)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died 12.1.2012 Shoreham,Sussex</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-austin.15207/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/15/15207-a68d05ad65d286df00da7460a8cecc4c.jpg?1591399366" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 32967, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Austin [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]John Beech [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]138 Squadron + 624 Squadron (RAFVR) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Flying Officer + Flight Lieutenant + Squadron Leader [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]104448 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AWARD[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Distinguished Flying Cross and bar,Croix de Guerre (Fr) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]PLACE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Yugoslavia 1942 (DFC) 1943 (bar) 1944 (CdG) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]DFC and bar with 138 Sqdn[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 17.7.1917 Sutton Coldfield,Warwickshire[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]educated King Edward VI School,Birmingham[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]junior clerk,Midland Bank,Coventry[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]RAFVR May 1939[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]RAF Cambridge 1940[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Sergeant[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]2 EFTS July 1940[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]10 OTU July 1940[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]pilot[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]51 Squadron September 1940[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1419 (SD) Flight March 1941[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]138 Squadron 1941-1943 (FLt)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1575 Flight 1943 (SLdr)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]624 Squadron 1943[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]rested from ops March 1944[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]also awarded Vlieger Kruis (Netherlands),Polish Star[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]timber industry postwar[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]married Elizabeth Jessiman (died 14.2.2012) (4 children)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died 12.1.2012 Shoreham,Sussex[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/j-austin.15207/"][IMG]http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/15/15207-a68d05ad65d286df00da7460a8cecc4c.jpg?1591399366[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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