AWARDED DFC: 1
CONFLICT/SPACE FLIGHT/EVENT:  -
MODEL:  EC-121R

Citation:  1.) The President of the United States takes great pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to First Lieutenant Frederick W. Brown for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Pilot of an EC-121R reconnaissance aircraft in Southeast Asia on 9 September 1969. On that date, in spite of great personal danger from hostile anti-aircraft artillery and in inflight emergency, Lieutenant Brown and his crew continued their assigned mission in order to collect vital intelligence information. Lieutenant Brown's outstanding knowledge of the aircraft and its systems and his superb airmanship resulted in the completion of a reconnaissance mission vital to the survival of friendly forces in the area. The professional competence, aerial skill and devotion to duty displayed by Lieutenant Brown reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force.