Beschreibung:

A WWII 'Tobruk' DFM group to Flight Sergeant Herbert Tricks, Royal Air Force, who completed 42 operations with 148 Squadron only to be killed in a flying accident over Leicestershire on 14 January 1945 Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (1166711 Sgt H. Tricks, R.A.F.), in card box of issue inscribed '1166711 Sgt H. Tricks, R.A.F.', 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Defence and War Medals, extremely fine in Air Ministry card box of issue addressed to the next of kin with condolence slip, two log books, two black and white photograph of the recipient in full dress, three reconnaissance photographs over Tobruk, RAF cloth brevet DFM: London Gazette 5 February 1943 Log book 1 commencing 13 June 1941 training DH82 after a period of training with No 7 EFT Tricks moved to No 14 SFTS training in Oxford's, on 10 December 1941 Tricks moved to 15 OTU (Wellingtons) and after qualifying moved to 148 Squadron (Wellingtons), and flew a total of 42 operations with the squadron including operations over Tmimi and Martuba, Benghazi, Libiya for example 21 June 1942 Wellington DV647 (target Gazala 2 aircraft set on fire 2 photos taken), 27 June 1942 (DV647) (target enemy troops and transport 70 garries bomber and machine gunned 2 fires), 4 June 1942 (target tanks and MT large explosion good results east of El Daba), 7 June (target Tobruk bombed harbour installations defence poor), 15 June (target Tobruk all incendiaries good show landed Shallufa), 25 July (target Heraklion Crete started 2 good fires flak heavy toenail of front gunner shot off), final entry 12 October 1943, stamped 'Killed in Action Central Depository Royal Air Force Apr 1946', log book 2 commencing 4 March 1943 (Wellington's) Tricks spent the remainder of the war training pilots with 14 and 11 OTU, final entry 11 January 1945. Tricks was killed in a flying accident whilst instructing in Wellington X LN403 over Leicestershire on 14 January 1945, he is commemorated on the Leicester City (Gilroes) Crematorium.