Flight Lieutenant R. H. A. Lee, after being awarded the DSO and DFC, and Flying Officer K. H. Blair after being awarded the DFC

Flight Lieutenant R. H. A. Lee, after being awarded the DSO and DFC, and Flying Officer K. H. Blair after being awarded the DFC, by King George VI at RAF Hornchurch, Essex.
The awards were given for their distinguished service as fighter pilots with 85 Squadron. The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) was awarded for meritorious or distinguished service and the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) for acts of bravery whilst flying in active service against the enemy.