John Balmer
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John Raeburn Balmer, was a senior officer and bomber pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force. Born in Bendigo, Victoria, he studied law before joining the RAAF as an air cadet in 1932. An instructor a
Wing Commander John Balmer, September 1942
Wing Commander Balmer (left) as commanding officer of No. 100 Squadron, with Squadron Leaders "Bluey" Truscott (centre), commanding No. 76 Squadron, and Les Jackson (right), commanding No. 75 Squadron, at Milne Bay, 1942
No. 100 Squadron Beaufort at Milne Bay, 1943
No. 467 Squadron Lancaster prior to departing RAF Waddington for a raid on Berlin, August 1943
The Distinguished Flying Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers, and since 1993 to other ranks, of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to of
Obverse of the decoration