Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Second World War D.F.M. group of five awarded to Flying Officer J. A. Dodds, No. 166 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Distinguished Flying Medal, G.VI.R. (1496523 Sgt., R.A.F.) in its named card box of issue; 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; Defence & War Medals, these in their named card box of issue, together with the recipient’s R.A.F. tunic and trousers, R.A.F. Release Book, various letters, telegrams and photographs, and his father’s Great War medals, comprising 1914 Star, with clasp (6645 Pte. J. Dodds, 1/North’d Fus.), British War and Victory Medals, these two with unit erased and rank ‘2.Lieut.’ added, generally extremely fine (8) £500-600

D.F.M. London Gazette 2 June 1944: Joseph Allan Dodds, Sergeant, No. 166 Sqn. The following details are taken from the original award recommendation: ‘Sergeant Dodds has completed 20 sorties and of the last seven, five have been on Berlin. His skill as a Flight Engineer and his determination to press home the attack have contributed largely to the success of the crew as a whole. He has shown complete disregard of enemy opposition and by his confident bearing and coolness in the face of the enemy has set a magnificent example to the squadron and the other Flight Engineers.’