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The list of airships destroyed with the intervention of British etc aircrew and the associated awards is:
7 June 1915 – LZ37 destroyed by R A J Warneford in a Morane L 3253 – Victoria Cross
31 March 1916 - L15 destroyed with assistance of A de B Brandon, No 39 Sqn, in BE2c - Military Cross
2 September 1916 – SL11 destroyed by W L Robinson, 39 Sqn RFC, in BE2c 2693 – Victoria Cross
24 September 1916 – L33 destroyed with assistance from A de B Brandon, No 39 Sqn in BE2c - Distinguished Service Order
24 September 1916 – L32 destroyed by F Sowrey, 39 Sqn, in BE2c 4112 – Distinguished Service Order
2 October 1916 – L31 destroyed by W J Tempest, 39 Sqn, in BE2c 4577 - Distinguished Service Order
27 November 1916 – L34 destroyed by I V Pyott, 36 Sqn, in BE2c 2738 - Distinguished Service Order
28 November 1916 – L21 destroyed by E L Pulling (BE2c 8626) & E Cadbury (BE2c 8625), RNAS Great Yarmouth – Pulling awarded the Distinguished Service Order, Cadbury awarded the Distinguished Service Cross
14 May 1917 – L22 destroyed by C J Galpin, R Leckie, V F Whatling and J R Laycock, RNAS Great Yarmouth, in Curtiss H12 8666 – Leckie awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Galpin awarded the Distinguished Service Order, Whatling and Laycock awarded the Distinguished Service Medal
14 June 1917 – L43 destroyed by B D Hobbs, R F L Dickey, H M Davis and A W Goody, RNAS Felixstowe, in Curtiss H12 8677 – Hobbs awarded the Distinguished Service Order, Dickey awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Davis and Goody awarded the Distinguished Service Medal
17 June 1917 – L48 destroyed by F D Holder + S Ashby (FE2b B401), L P Watkins (BE12 6610) and R H M S Saundby (DH2 A5058) – Holder awarded the Military Cross, Ashby awarded the Military Medal, Saundby awarded the Military Cross, Watkins awarded the Military Cross
21 August 1917 - L23 destroyed by B A Smart, HMS Yarmouth, in Pup N6430 – Distinguished Service Order
5 August 1918 – L70 destroyed by E Cadbury & R Leckie (DH4 A8032) and R E Keys & A T Harman (DH4 A8039), Great Yarmouth, - Cadbury’s part in this was not acknowledged with an award Leckie was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Keys was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Harman was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal.
11 August 1918 – L53 destroyed by S D Culley, HMS Redoubt, in Camel N6812 – Distinguished Service Order
Graeme
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