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255966 Flt.Lt. James Walter Potter DFM. Royal Air Force 233 Squadron (d.17th February 1942) James Potter was awarded the DFM, his citation reads, Sergeant Potter has completed 110 operational flights including attacks on enemy destroyers, successful reconnaissances off the Dutch coast and an attack with 250lb bombs on Stavanger aerodrome. On 16th of February 1940, he took part in a special search for the Altmark, the next day, he escorted five destroyers bringing rescued prisoners from Norway to Scotland. On 23rd of July 1940, during a North Sea patrol, he sighted an enemy force of eight destroyers and six motor vessels. He reported and shadowed them for two and a half hours to the full endurance of his aircraft despite the presence of enemy aircraft. He has displayed great courage and determination. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.