Former Battle of Britain and Bomber Command pilot Wing Commander Charles Warren MBE DFC was the Air Accident Officer for the lift and took part in operations as well.
As a result his family recently applied for the General Service Medal with a Bar Berlin Airlift. He now has a unique combinations of medals and bars to add to his MBE DFC:- 1939/45 Star,bar Battle of Britain– bar Bomber Command, the Pacific Medal (having taken the surrender of Hong Kong from the Japanese), a MiD ( personal pilot to AVM Bouchier deputy to McArthur)and the General Service Medal bar Berlin Airlift.[ATTACH=CONFIG]261538[/ATTACH]