DECORATED.
SQUADRON-LEADER’S BRAVERY.
(Received This Day, 12.5 p.m.) LONDON, March 15
His Majesty the King decorated Squadron *■ Leader McKee, officially stated to have “piloted the leading ’plane in a raid at the mouth of the Elbe on the Frisian Islands on. December 14. His skill and presence of mind Avore a contributing factor in extricating the squadron from a most difficult position in the face of intense fire from three enemy Ayarships.”
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 133, 16 March 1940, Page 5
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