Thanks Trumper, my purpose in the article was for his name and exploits not to be forgotten.

Born in Cardiff he entered RAF Cranwell as a flight cadet Commissioned May 1940 Joined 238 Squadron at Tangmere in June 13 July shared a Do 17 on 20th claimed a Bf109 on 21st another shared Do17 on 27th destroyed a Ju87 august 8th a BF110 on the 13th 2 Bf110’s on September 15th a He111 on the 21st a Ju88 Awarded DFC 25.10.40 Killed on 21.3.41 when he flew into a hill coming down through a cloud near Winchester. Cremated at St John’s Crematorium Woking Surrey. More info on BBM.org

The number plate looks German as does the vehicle?

I have the medals/paperwork of Henry Peter Dixon of 607 and 145 Squadrons. He was very active during the Battle of France and his letters back home describe how busy they were, he ended up an ‘Ace’ but was sadly shot down and wounded over Dunkirk on 1.6.40. flying a Hurricane. He managed to get out using his parachute
(and was seen floating down by his brother, a Major in the Army who was on the Mole, not realising it was his brother).
Sadly Henry Dixon died on the Mole, and is buried in Dunkirk. [ATTACH=CONFIG]254390[/ATTACH]

Not true! 826 FAA in 1942 flying Swordfish and Albacores (well before the Pathfinder unit in the UK) were using flares in the Middle East and North Africa to highlight targets for bombers from 3000 feet whilst Wellington bombers from other squadrons flying higher would drop their bombs. See Find Fix and Strike by Terence Horsley who quotes a pilot from that squadron:-
“Half an hour later we’d be over the target at 30000ft and if we looked upwards we could generally see the faint silhouettes of the Wellington’s a couple of thousand feet above us. We’d drop a flare and then, when we were sure another and another, and the heavy stuff from the bombers would come down whistling past us to explode with a brilliant flame all around the target”
In November 1942 CPO Fred Hazeldine a TAG was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for this type of Pathfinding.[ATTACH=CONFIG]253636[/ATTACH]

It actually sold in the room for £3600 with a commission of 23.4%. The one sold to RJ Mitchell was much larger on a base with silver name plaques, the one auctioned was the property of G/C D’Arcy Greig DFC AFC, who flew in the 1929 race.