Tribute to William Pitt-Brown by Ivan Berryman. (AP) SIG809 Bill Reid was awarded the

Bill Reid was awarded the Victoria Cross for this mission

September 1939 by David Pentland

Supplied with the original signatures of Captain Richard Buzen and Chief Warrant Officer Michael J

British Special Forces were dispatched to pluck the stranded workers from the desert and fly them to the safety of Malta

Wildcat and Buffalo fighters

Tribute to William Pitt-Brown by Ivan Berryman. (AP) SIG809 Bill Reid was awarded theDHM6741AP. Tribute to William Pitt Brown by Ivan Berryman. William Pitt Brown was a ground attack Typhoon pilot during the Normandy campaign. Prior to this he served on the North West Frontier flying Wapati and Valencia aircraft with No. 31 Sqn, before flying Curtiss Mohawks with No. 5 Sqn on the Arakan and Imphal fronts in the Burma campaign. During the Normandy campaign, he commanded No. 174 Sqn the led 121 Wing, completing more than 100 missions.