Orders, Decorations and Medals

Three: Flight Lieutenant S. E. F. Curry, No. 51 Squadron, Royal Air Force, killed in action during a raid on Gelsenkirchen in July 1940
1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal, contained in card box of issue together with named condolence slip, extremely fine (3)

Flight Lieutenant Steven Edward Frederick Curry was a pilot serving with No. 51 Squadron at R.A.F. Dishforth which operated Whitley bombers. He was killed in action, aged 24, during a bombing raid against Gelsenkirchen on the night of19th/20th July 1940. An unconfirmed report suggests that they were attacked by a night fighter flown by Oblt. Werner Streib of NJG 1. The aircraft crashed at Ibbenburen, 20km west of Osnabruck in Germany, and the deceased crew were buried in a collective grave in Ibbenburen, but were later relocated to the Reichwald Forest War Cemetery. Sold with further details including copies from the Squadron Operations Record Book.