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DM2 The Award of DFC Signed 5 DFC Holders McDougall Vulcan Pilot Falklands. 12 Jun 84 The Award of DFC Flown in Victor Personally Signed Sqn Ldr McDougall DFC Victor pilot. Neil had been a senior captain and QFI on the Vulcan at RAF Waddington in April 1982 when he was selected, along with his crew, to carry out Black Bucks 4, 5 and 6 to attack Argentinian radar sites on East Falkland with the AGM 45A Shrike Air-to-ground missile. As a senior Vulcan captain, Neil was the only Vulcan pilot who had previous knowledge and experience of air-to-air refuelling, a skill that he would need to put into practice many times over the 8 000 mile return sortie from Ascension Island. Neil and his crew were successful in damaging a Westinghouse TPS 43 search radar on Black Buck 5 and then destroying a Skyguard fire control radar on their following mission, Black Buck 6. Following Black Buck 5, Neil made history by captaining, which was at the time, the longest combat mission in the history of air warfare - some 16 hours, and 5 minutes longer than Black Buck 1. For Black Buck 6 and following a successful emergency diversion into Rio de Janeiro International Airport with a snapped refuelling probe, Neil was awarded the DFC for his exemplary captaincy, leadership and outstanding flying skills in recovering his Vulcan safely despite flying for a length of time with no pressurisation, very little fuel remaining, and the unwanted attention of 2 Northrop F-5 Tigers of the Brazilian Air Force. Also Signed by Lewis Brandon DFC Author flew Beaufighter of 141 Sqn and Mosquitoes of Nos 157 and 488 NZ Sqns all which carried airborne radar one of the best kept secrets of the war, H. E Tappin DFC took part in the Dieppe raid and the Channel dash Flying Instructor Commissioned late 1940 posted to 52 O. T. U. Deben DFC* 3 Sqn 157 Sqn 256 Sqdns. Signed on the back J. A. Haden DFC pilot 162 Sqn 8 group flew Mosquito aircraft member of light night striking force awarded immediate DFC. Arthur H Piper DFC 236 Sqn Air Gunner Battle of Britain.