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Furner, Derek Jack

Date of birth:
November 14th, 1921
Date of death:
January 1st, 2007
Service number:
127259
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Derek Furner retired from the RAF on 31 Jan 1976 as an Air Vice-Marshal.

Post-war decorations:
AFC: 10 June, 1954
OBE: 1 January, 1963
CBE: 2 June, 1973

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Flying Officer
Unit:
No. 214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:
November 12th, 1943
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Sources

  • - Third Supplement to The London Gazette Issue 36245 published on the 9 November 1943
    - FlyPast magazine, Key Publishing, Stemford, July 2007
    - Air of Authority

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