An unusual 1946 A.F.C., 1940 A.F.M. group of seven awarded to Wing Commander, late Sergeant Pilot L. F. Humphrey, Royal Air Force Entering service as a Halton Apprentice in 1920, Humphrey soon passed as a Pilot and shared in the pioneering 1929 West African Flight, when a daring party of three Fairey IIIFs of No. 47 Squadron traversed the entire continent of Africa; he then notched up thousands of hours on his Flying Log Books sharing in VIP flights in the Middle East and passing on his vast experience to the next generations of Pilots during the Second World War, for which he earned both decorations Air Force Cross, G.VI.R., the reverse officially dated 1946; Air Force Medal, G.VI.R. (335839. F/Sgt. L. F. Humphrey. R.A.F.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R. (335839 F/Sgt. L. F. Humphrey. R.A.F.), contact marks, very fine (7)
