Air VC's - Who and Why

The conditions for awarding of a VC include being witnessed by a senior officer, something not easily achievable in aviation and therefore frequently questioned. The talk reviews all 19 of the VC's awarded in the Great War and asks how well did the RFC/RAF adjust to this requirement and were the awards always merited?

John Gilder is a lifelong aviation nut, a private pilot who has commentated for the Shuttleworth Collection for 22 years, the Moth Club at Halton and Belvoir Castle and the Tiger Nine at various events including Halton, Duxford and Shoreham. He has been a Moth Club member since 2012 and has a broad practical knowledge of vintage aviation. He is a popular vice chair of the NW Kent branch and the WFA's Cadet Steward at the Cenotaph.