74 THE R.CA.F. OVERSEAS
R. Reesor were scrambled and directed to two FWs. flying due south of Shoreham at 24,000 feet. Morrison closed in and riddled one with repeated bursts. The FW. flew steadily on its course in a gentle glide and crossed the French coast at 2,000 feet. The Spitfire pilot, flying close alongside, could see the German airman slumped over his controls, apparently dead: the aircraft had become a flying coffin carrying the body of its pilot back to France. Meanwhile Reesor had shot down the second FW., whose pilot baled out and came down in the Channel. Neptune was more merciful than Vulcan, for naval launches were soon along-side to pick the German up. The rescued man thanked his benefactors in perfect English. The naval …show more content…
J. (Nobby) Fee, Fred Green and Phil Archer. The first-named was characterized as a “fine pilot and a skilful leader . . . mainly responsible for the high standard of fighting efficiency of his squadron”. He had participated in the combined operation at Dieppe and set a most inspiring example. Green had also been at Dieppe, two of his three sorties involving low level escort duties. He had destroyed, up to the time of the- award, one Me. 109E and two FW.190s. The third member of this trio had destroyed at least four enemy aircraft and on one occasion, though wounded in the leg, had flown his badly damaged aircraft back to base and made a skilful landing. On the 18th F/L J. Whitham, who had been missing since August 28th, was awarded the D.F.C. He was an ex-cellent flight commander whose fine qualities were …show more content…
Four days later two squadron leaders were decorated. Norm Bretz had completed many operational sorties, in-cluding four low-level raids in Hurricane bombers during which two enemy destroyers were severely damaged. He led his squadron in four sorties at Dieppe, destroying one enemy aircraft and damaging another. Lloyd Chadburn also had led his squadron at Dieppe when it accounted for three enemy aircraft destroyed, one probably destroyed and seven damaged without loss of squadron personnel. Chad- burn himself destroyed one E-boat and probably destroyed a Ju. 88, besides damaging other enemy ships and aircraft. Ford was awarded a bar to his D.F.C. on the 29th for his part in the Dieppe operations, during which he had shot down two FW. 190s. On the same day the name of S/L R. B. Newton appeared in
R. Reesor were scrambled and directed to two FWs. flying due south of Shoreham at 24,000 feet. Morrison closed in and riddled one with repeated bursts. The FW. flew steadily on its course in a gentle glide and crossed the French coast at 2,000 feet. The Spitfire pilot, flying close alongside, could see the German airman slumped over his controls, apparently dead: the aircraft had become a flying coffin carrying the body of its pilot back to France. Meanwhile Reesor had shot down the second FW., whose pilot baled out and came down in the Channel. Neptune was more merciful than Vulcan, for naval launches were soon along-side to pick the German up. The rescued man thanked his benefactors in perfect English. The naval …show more content…
J. (Nobby) Fee, Fred Green and Phil Archer. The first-named was characterized as a “fine pilot and a skilful leader . . . mainly responsible for the high standard of fighting efficiency of his squadron”. He had participated in the combined operation at Dieppe and set a most inspiring example. Green had also been at Dieppe, two of his three sorties involving low level escort duties. He had destroyed, up to the time of the- award, one Me. 109E and two FW.190s. The third member of this trio had destroyed at least four enemy aircraft and on one occasion, though wounded in the leg, had flown his badly damaged aircraft back to base and made a skilful landing. On the 18th F/L J. Whitham, who had been missing since August 28th, was awarded the D.F.C. He was an ex-cellent flight commander whose fine qualities were …show more content…
Four days later two squadron leaders were decorated. Norm Bretz had completed many operational sorties, in-cluding four low-level raids in Hurricane bombers during which two enemy destroyers were severely damaged. He led his squadron in four sorties at Dieppe, destroying one enemy aircraft and damaging another. Lloyd Chadburn also had led his squadron at Dieppe when it accounted for three enemy aircraft destroyed, one probably destroyed and seven damaged without loss of squadron personnel. Chad- burn himself destroyed one E-boat and probably destroyed a Ju. 88, besides damaging other enemy ships and aircraft. Ford was awarded a bar to his D.F.C. on the 29th for his part in the Dieppe operations, during which he had shot down two FW. 190s. On the same day the name of S/L R. B. Newton appeared in