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I can't remember who, but someone once made a statement to the effect that there were probably people who deserved the VC in WWII who didn't get it because of the liberal way it was handed out in WWI.
Well, if that's the case, the deserving individuals must have been infantry. According to the Victoria Cross Reference the total awards in WWI to members of the RFC, AFC, RAF and RNAS total up to 16.
In WWII for the RAF, RAFVR, FAA, RCAF, RNZAF, RAAF, and SAAF add up to 31.
Questions? Comments??? Seems like it must have been harder for a pilot or air crew person to get the VC in WWI don't it?
VBR,
Al Lowe
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Al Lowe
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