▁ ▁{{ c quote | A ir ▁Ministry , ▁ 2 4 th ▁September , ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁RO Y AL ▁A IR ▁FOR CE ▁ ▁The ▁K ING ▁has ▁been ▁gra ci ously ▁pleased ▁to ▁appro ve ▁the ▁under ment ioned ▁appointment ▁and ▁awards ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁gall antry ▁displayed ▁in ▁flying ▁operations ▁against ▁the ▁enemy ▁: ▁— ▁ ▁[...] ▁ ▁Award ed ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁F lying ▁Cross . ▁ ▁F lying ▁Officer ▁Brian ▁John ▁George ▁C AR B UR Y ▁( 4 0 2 8 8 ). ▁ ▁During ▁operations ▁on ▁the ▁North ▁East ▁coast ▁F lying ▁Officer ▁Car bury ▁led ▁his ▁section ▁in ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁two ▁enemy ▁aircraft . ▁Both ▁were ▁destroyed . ▁From ▁ 2 8 th ▁August , ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁to ▁ 2 nd ▁September , ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁he ▁has , ▁with ▁his ▁squad ron , ▁been ▁almost ▁continu ously ▁engaged ▁against ▁large ▁enemy ▁ra ids ▁over ▁Kent , ▁and ▁has ▁destroyed ▁eight ▁enemy ▁aircraft . ▁Five ▁of ▁these ▁were ▁shot ▁down ▁during ▁three ▁success ive ▁engag ements ▁in ▁one ▁day . }} ▁ ▁Car bury ▁continued ▁his ▁to ll ▁of ▁vict ories ▁in ▁October , ▁as ▁the ▁German ' s ▁intens ified ▁their ▁high - level ▁f ighter - b om ber ▁attacks ▁on ▁London . ▁His ▁first ▁two ▁vict ories ▁for ▁the ▁month ▁were ▁a ▁B f ▁ 1 0 9 ▁over ▁the ▁Th ames ▁Est u ary ▁on ▁the ▁