Service number:

1021614/144012

Nationality:

British

Promotions:
?: Sergeant;
January 13th, 1943: Pilot Officer on probation (emergency);
July 13th, 1943: Flying Officer on probation (war subs);
January 13th, 1945: Pilot Officer;
January 13th, 1945: Flying Officer (war subs.);
August 9th, 1946: Flight Lieutenant (seniority July 13th, 1946).

Career:
August 22nd, 1965: Retirement.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Flying Officer

Unit:

No. 129 (Mysore) Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

January 14th, 1944

Citation:
"This officer has participated in a large number of sorties and has destroyed at least 5 enemy aircraft.
On one occasion in November, 1943, when returning from a sweep over Northern France, Flying Officer Bradshaw encountered a Focke Wulf 190 near Le Havre. He immediately turned and pursued the enemy aircraft for some 30 miles before shooting it down near Evreux. His action was typical of the determination he has shown throughout his service with the squadron."

LG 36329/285.

Rank:

Flight Lieutenant

Awarded on:

June 10th, 1961

LG 42370/4178.

• - Third Supplement to The London Gazette of 11th January 1944, Issue 36329, Page 285, dated 14th January 1944
  - Supplement to The London Gazette of 2nd June 1961, Issue 42370, Page 4178, dated 10th June 1961