- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Squadron Leader
- Unit:
- No. 310 (Czechoslovak) Squadron, Royal Air Force
- Awarded on:
- October 27th, 1940
On 15 September 1940, Alexander Hess was downed over London by a Messerschmitt fighter. He managed to crash his burning Hurricane on a field, so he wouldn't hit any houses.