▁in ▁the ▁same ▁month , ▁Jones ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Bar ▁to ▁his ▁Dist ingu ished ▁F lying ▁Cross . ▁The ▁Gazette ▁described ▁Jones ▁as ▁being ▁a ▁" A ▁gall ant ▁officer ▁who ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁three ▁months ▁has ▁destroyed ▁twenty - one ▁enemy ▁aer op lan es ." ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁Jones ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Order . ▁His ▁c itation ▁read : ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁Jones ▁became ▁a ▁flight ▁commander . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁July ▁he ▁shot ▁down ▁an ▁L V G ▁two ▁se ater ▁flying ▁a ▁badly ▁dam aged ▁SE - 5 a , ▁which ▁col lapsed ▁on ▁landing . ▁Through out ▁his ▁service ▁career , ▁Jones ▁had ▁a ▁reputation ▁for ▁crash ing ▁his ▁aircraft ▁when ▁attempting ▁to ▁land , ▁reported ly ▁surv iving ▁( rel atively ▁un sc athed ) ▁some ▁ 2 8 ▁flying ▁acc idents ▁of ▁varying ▁sever ity . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁though , ▁he ▁had ▁scored ▁ 3 7 ▁vict ories ▁in ▁just ▁ 3 ▁months ▁whilst ▁flying ▁the ▁Royal ▁A ircraft ▁Factory ▁S . E . 5 ▁with ▁ 7 4 ▁Squadron ▁in ▁France . ▁His ▁ 3 7 ▁claims ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 1 ▁bal lo on ▁destroyed , ▁ 2 8 ▁( and ▁ 1 ▁shared ) ▁aircraft ▁destroyed , ▁and ▁ 6 ▁( and ▁ 1 ▁shared ) ▁" down ▁out ▁of ▁control ". ▁After ▁the ▁Arm ist ice ▁he ▁became ▁Command ing ▁Officer ▁of