KELLY [Legion de'honneur], Denis Vaughan
Wireless Operator Denis Kelly enlisted in the RAAF in 1942. Trained as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner he was posted to England and flew in Lancasters with 467 Squadron RAAF. His aircraft was shot down in France by a German night fighter with upward firing ‘Schrage Musik’ cannon. Denis evaded capture for three months and finished the war with the rank of Flying Officer. He passed away in September 2019. Photo Members of the RAAF Squadron 467 out of Waddington Lincolnshire. Fourth from the left is F/Sgt Denis Kelly (Wireless operator). Denis accepted the Legion de'Honneur at the French Embassy Melbourne in 2015 on behalf of his crew mates. Read more about Denis and his remarkable story of survival in The FEATURE STORY section.
Wireless Operator Denis Kelly enlisted in the RAAF in 1942. Trained as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner he was posted to England and flew in Lancasters with 467 Squadron RAAF. His aircraft was shot down in France by a German night fighter with upward firing ‘Schrage Musik’ cannon. Denis evaded capture for three months and finished the war with the rank of Flying Officer. He passed away in September 2019. Photo Members of the RAAF Squadron 467 out of Waddington Lincolnshire. Fourth from the left is F/Sgt Denis Kelly (Wireless operator). Denis accepted the Legion de'Honneur at the French Embassy Melbourne in 2015 on behalf of his crew mates. Read more about Denis and his remarkable story of survival in The FEATURE STORY section.
