The Distinguished Flying Cross was given to Flt Lt Alexander Duncan for his "consummate professionalism and strengthof character while recovering an aircraft and pressing ahead with an air assault in the face of intense fire".
Although the drop was concentrated in the volatile orders for commercial aircraft, the report showed little strength in other segments of manufacturing economy.
Germany's defence bureaucrats have made no secret of their view that land systems are a national strength, just as Britain has prevailed in aircraft and France in electronics.
If the storm does strengthen to hurricane strength and move up the Florida west coast or over the west half of the Florida Peninsula hangering aircraft will be a necessity.
Since 2001, we have reduced our inventory by over 500 aircraft and have added new missions, while end strength has come down by thousands of Airmen, leaving us next year with the smallest force since our inception in 1947.
And the strength, lightness, high melting point and ability to resist corrosion of titanium make it an ideal material for building aircraft parts, supercars and medical implants but it can cost 50 times as much as steel.