Dowding,-King-George-&-Alan-Deere

ACM Dowding King George VI, Flt Lt Alan Deere

King George VI presents Flight Lieutenant Alan C. Deere with the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) at a ceremony in Hornchurch on 27 June 1940. To the King’s left stands Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding, Commander-in-Chief, Fighter Command. In September 1940, Deere was awarded a bar to the DFC.