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The unique and outstanding Great War

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Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 1212

The unique and outstanding Great War

Schätzpreis
25.000 £ - 30.000 £
ca. 45.463 $ - 54.555 $
Zuschlagspreis:
52.000 £
ca. 94.563 $
Beschreibung:

The unique and outstanding Great War ace’s D.S.C. and 2 Bars, D.F.C. group of nine awarded to Wing Commander R. J. O. Compston, Royal Air Force, late Royal Naval Air Service, a supremely gallant Flight Commander of the famous “Naval 8”, who much preferred point-blank range encounters to any other (once using an enemy pilot’s head as his “marker” at 50 yards range), and who amassed 25 victories - destroyed, driven down out of control or otherwise - among them a “shared” with Major “Mick” Mannock, V.C., D.S.O., M.C.: during the 1939-45 War he served as a Fleet Aviation Officer and witnessed the sinking of the Scharnhorst from the Duke of York’s bridge, this time from the relatively safer range of three miles Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., with Second and Third Award Bars, hallmarks for London 1917, unnamed as issued; Distinguished Flying Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (Flt. S. Lt., R.N.A.S.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Major, R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf, the fourth with officially re-impressed naming, generally good very fine (9) £25000-30000 Footnote Of just 10 officers who were awarded the D.S.C. and 2 Bars in the Great War, Compston was the only one to add a D.F.C. to his honours. D.S.C. London Gazette 12 May 1917: ‘For conspicuous skill and gallantry during the past nine months, in particular when attached to the Royal Flying Corps, when he had numerous engagements with enemy aircraft and certainly destroyed one.’ Bar to D.S.C. London Gazette 11 August 1917: ‘For gallantry in action and for very good work in driving away German artillery aeroplanes. On 12 June 1917, with three other machines, he attacked six hostile scouts. He got close to one, and shot it down out of control. On 16 June 1917, he attacked two Aviatiks, which he drove down and forced to land.’ Second Bar to D.S.C. London Gazette 16 March 1918: ‘For ability and determination when leading offensive patrols, in which he displays entire disregard of personal danger. On 1 January 1918, he observed a new type twin-tailed two-seater enemy machine, which he attacked, and fired a good many rounds at point-blank range. The enemy machine dived, but was again attacked and went down vertically with his engine full on. The wings came off and the machine was observed to crash. Later in the day, Flight Commander Compston observed two formations of ten and five Albatross scouts respectively. He attacked one of the enemy machines and sent it down in a flat spin and falling over sideways completely out of control. On numerous occasions Flight Commander Compston has destroyed or driven down enemy machines completely out of control, and has frequently had more than one successful engagement in the same day.’ D.F.C. London Gazette 3 June 1918. The original recommendation - for a D.S.O. - states: ‘This officer has always shown the most exceptional skill and gallantry in action. As a Flight Commander he has been wonderfully successful, and it is entirely due to his able and determined leadership that his Flight has contributed very largely to the marked success of his Squadron. The consistency in which he has engaged and shot down enemy aircraft and his fine example of the real offensive spirit is only excelled by his entire disregard of personal danger. In all this officer has personally destroyed 25 enemy aircraft.’ Robert John Orton Compston was born in January 1898, the son of the Rev. and Mrs. H. F. B. Compston of Oxford, and joined the Royal Naval Air Service in August 1915, having originally gone to the Admiralty to volunteer his services as a despatch rider. Posted to Eastchurch for pilot training, he left a lasting impression there of his first solo flight when his aircraft nearly removed a weathervane on an aircraft hangar - ‘it remained bent for the rest of the war as a memorial to his somewhat imperfect performance.’ Notwithstanding this bumpy start, Compston gained his aviator

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 1212
Auktion:
Datum:
23.06.2005
Auktionshaus:
Dix Noonan Webb
16 Bolton St, Mayfair
London, W1J 8BQ
Großbritannien und Nordirland
auctions@dnw.co.uk
+44 (0)20 7016 1700
+44 (0)20 7016 1799
Beschreibung:

The unique and outstanding Great War ace’s D.S.C. and 2 Bars, D.F.C. group of nine awarded to Wing Commander R. J. O. Compston, Royal Air Force, late Royal Naval Air Service, a supremely gallant Flight Commander of the famous “Naval 8”, who much preferred point-blank range encounters to any other (once using an enemy pilot’s head as his “marker” at 50 yards range), and who amassed 25 victories - destroyed, driven down out of control or otherwise - among them a “shared” with Major “Mick” Mannock, V.C., D.S.O., M.C.: during the 1939-45 War he served as a Fleet Aviation Officer and witnessed the sinking of the Scharnhorst from the Duke of York’s bridge, this time from the relatively safer range of three miles Distinguished Service Cross, G.V.R., with Second and Third Award Bars, hallmarks for London 1917, unnamed as issued; Distinguished Flying Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914-15 Star (Flt. S. Lt., R.N.A.S.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Major, R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star; Defence and War Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf, the fourth with officially re-impressed naming, generally good very fine (9) £25000-30000 Footnote Of just 10 officers who were awarded the D.S.C. and 2 Bars in the Great War, Compston was the only one to add a D.F.C. to his honours. D.S.C. London Gazette 12 May 1917: ‘For conspicuous skill and gallantry during the past nine months, in particular when attached to the Royal Flying Corps, when he had numerous engagements with enemy aircraft and certainly destroyed one.’ Bar to D.S.C. London Gazette 11 August 1917: ‘For gallantry in action and for very good work in driving away German artillery aeroplanes. On 12 June 1917, with three other machines, he attacked six hostile scouts. He got close to one, and shot it down out of control. On 16 June 1917, he attacked two Aviatiks, which he drove down and forced to land.’ Second Bar to D.S.C. London Gazette 16 March 1918: ‘For ability and determination when leading offensive patrols, in which he displays entire disregard of personal danger. On 1 January 1918, he observed a new type twin-tailed two-seater enemy machine, which he attacked, and fired a good many rounds at point-blank range. The enemy machine dived, but was again attacked and went down vertically with his engine full on. The wings came off and the machine was observed to crash. Later in the day, Flight Commander Compston observed two formations of ten and five Albatross scouts respectively. He attacked one of the enemy machines and sent it down in a flat spin and falling over sideways completely out of control. On numerous occasions Flight Commander Compston has destroyed or driven down enemy machines completely out of control, and has frequently had more than one successful engagement in the same day.’ D.F.C. London Gazette 3 June 1918. The original recommendation - for a D.S.O. - states: ‘This officer has always shown the most exceptional skill and gallantry in action. As a Flight Commander he has been wonderfully successful, and it is entirely due to his able and determined leadership that his Flight has contributed very largely to the marked success of his Squadron. The consistency in which he has engaged and shot down enemy aircraft and his fine example of the real offensive spirit is only excelled by his entire disregard of personal danger. In all this officer has personally destroyed 25 enemy aircraft.’ Robert John Orton Compston was born in January 1898, the son of the Rev. and Mrs. H. F. B. Compston of Oxford, and joined the Royal Naval Air Service in August 1915, having originally gone to the Admiralty to volunteer his services as a despatch rider. Posted to Eastchurch for pilot training, he left a lasting impression there of his first solo flight when his aircraft nearly removed a weathervane on an aircraft hangar - ‘it remained bent for the rest of the war as a memorial to his somewhat imperfect performance.’ Notwithstanding this bumpy start, Compston gained his aviator

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 1212
Auktion:
Datum:
23.06.2005
Auktionshaus:
Dix Noonan Webb
16 Bolton St, Mayfair
London, W1J 8BQ
Großbritannien und Nordirland
auctions@dnw.co.uk
+44 (0)20 7016 1700
+44 (0)20 7016 1799
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