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Alan Charles Rawlinson, OBE, DFC & Bar, AFC (31 July 1918 – 27 August 2007) was an Australian airman who became a fighter ace in World War II. He was credited with at least eight aerial victories, as well as two aircraft probably destroyed, and another eight damaged. Born in Fremantle, Western Australia, Rawlinson joined the Royal Australian Air Force in 1938. He was posted to the Middle East in July 1940 and saw action with No. 3 (Army Cooperation) Squadron, flying Gloster Gladiator and Gauntlet biplanes initially, and later Hawker Hurricanes and P-40 Tomahawks. Twice credited with shooting down three enemy aircraft in a single sortie, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) in October 1941 and took command of No. 3 Squadron the next month. He received a bar to his DFC in Dece

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  • Alan Charles Rawlinson, OBE, DFC & Bar, AFC (31 July 1918 – 27 August 2007) was an Australian airman who became a fighter ace in World War II. He was credited with at least eight aerial victories, as well as two aircraft probably destroyed, and another eight damaged. Born in Fremantle, Western Australia, Rawlinson joined the Royal Australian Air Force in 1938. He was posted to the Middle East in July 1940 and saw action with No. 3 (Army Cooperation) Squadron, flying Gloster Gladiator and Gauntlet biplanes initially, and later Hawker Hurricanes and P-40 Tomahawks. Twice credited with shooting down three enemy aircraft in a single sortie, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) in October 1941 and took command of No. 3 Squadron the next month. He received a bar to his DFC in Dece (en)
  • Alan Charles Rawlinson, OBE, DFC & Bar, AFC (31 de julho de 1918 - 27 de Agosto de 2007) foi um aviador australiano que se tornou num ás da aviação na Segunda Guerra Mundial. Ele foi creditado com pelo menos oito vitórias aéreas, bem como duas aeronaves provavelmente destruídas e outras oito danificadas. Nascido em Fremantle, Austrália Ocidental, Rawlinson ingressou na Real Força Aérea Australiana em 1938. Ele foi enviado para o Médio Oriente em julho de 1940 e entrou em ação com o Esquadrão N.º 3, inicialmente pilotando biplanos Gloster Gladiator e Gauntlet, e mais tarde Hawker Hurricanes e P-40 Tomahawks. Duas vezes creditado por abater três aeronaves inimigas numa única missão, ele foi premiado com a Cruz de Voo Distinto (DFC) em outubro de 1941 e assumiu o comando do Esquadrão N.º 3 no (pt)
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  • Alan Rawlinson (en)
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  • Alan Rawlinson (en)
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  • Naracoorte, South Australia (en)
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  • Fremantle, Western Australia (en)
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