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Person: Penman, David Jackson |
Name | Penman, David Jackson |
Description | A Royal Air Force officer who as pilot was awarded a DSO for a daring low-level daylight raid on Augsburg in 1942. Having joined No 44 Bomber squadron on 1938, he also served with No 97 during WW2 and in 1944 flew Dakotas dropping supplies to the 14th Army as it advanced towards Rangoon. After WW2 he co-ordinated the RAF's air transport operations flown from Luneburg during the Berlin Air Lift. |
Lived | Born 14 Oct 1919, Died 27 Nov 2004 |
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