The Honourable M. C. Adderley, Air Force Cross and Bar - A Pair of Jackets Worn by The Honourable M.C. Adderley, including a air crew type battledress, the label to the interior marked 'Suit Air Crews Blouse' size 16 and dated 1943, the collar has been tailored open for wear with a tie, complete with original cloth insignia including the rank bars to the epaulettes, and padded wing and medal ribbon including AFC with rose, Defence Medal and 39/45 Medal, together with his four pocket RAF tunic in blue barathea, the interior bearing a tailor's label, dated 1939 with various numbers and codes. officer's career was extensive and ran throughout the Second World War, he was instrumental in the development of un-manned aircraft, forming in late1937 a pilotless aircraft section at RAF Henlow, working in conjunction with anti aircraft units, he also saw service in Malaya and Korea, receiving the AFC and Bar and in Malaya the King's Commendation and the American DFC, Bronze Star and Air Medal, leaving the RAF in 1960 he was awarded the Military OBE.
The Honourable M. C. Adderley, Air Force Cross and Bar - A Pair of Jackets Worn by The Honourable M.C. Adderley, including a air crew type battledress, the label to the interior marked 'Suit Air Crews Blouse' size 16 and dated 1943, the collar has been tailored open for wear with a tie, complete with original cloth insignia including the rank bars to the epaulettes, and padded wing and medal ribbon including AFC with rose, Defence Medal and 39/45 Medal, together with his four pocket RAF tunic in blue barathea, the interior bearing a tailor's label, dated 1939 with various numbers and codes. officer's career was extensive and ran throughout the Second World War, he was instrumental in the development of un-manned aircraft, forming in late1937 a pilotless aircraft section at RAF Henlow, working in conjunction with anti aircraft units, he also saw service in Malaya and Korea, receiving the AFC and Bar and in Malaya the King's Commendation and the American DFC, Bronze Star and Air Medal, leaving the RAF in 1960 he was awarded the Military OBE.
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