ANTI-SUBMARINS PATROLS

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23915, 6 April 1943, Page 4

ANTI-SUBMARINS PATROLS

NEW ZEALANDERS' DECORATED

(P.A.) WELLINGTON, April!. Aerial submarine hunting: m nora ern waters is mentioned in citations ac companying the awards of the "« tinguished Flying Cross to hers of the Royal New Zealand « Force, Flying Officer Jy a . n Mitchell, formerly of Waiotira, «cffl Auckland, and Flying Officer Haw Arthur Poole, formerly of Invert®*" The citations say that Flying®®" Mitchell, as navigator, sighted» u-dm when his aircraft was engaged on .m submarine duties. 1 He immedifiKv tacked the vessel as it was sunnier! ing, and inflicted serious damage, to days later Flying Officer Mitchell * again navigator of an aircraft w* so damaged a U-boat that it * beached. In this attack his airwa sustained serious damage. I* l ® j the damage it was flown back to base, its safe return being largely tributable to Flying Officer Mi» tenacity and initiative. ? n J„ casions Flying Officer Mitchell P ticipated in further determined an® on U-boats and displayed the u ® courage and perseverance, and w materially assisted in maintaining high standard of efficiency of jus. o ; He was born at Napier in 1915, a was educated at the Hamilton TecP cal College. A sheepfarmer on his ° account, he volunteered for Air w service shortly after the outbreaK war. He commenced his training 1941 and was commissioned in . His father is Mr N. Mitchell, of A u Since May, 1941, Flying Officer Wj has flown on many operational oui involving attacks on enemy snttOT patrols along the Dutch coast, and an submarine duties in the North Atiai the Bay of Biscay, and the Me*, ranean. He has made several suco> ful attacks on enemy U-boats and damaged a Junkers 88 which was tempting to shadow a convoy. «e< hard-working. conscientious, courageous pilot,” says the citation. He was born at Invercargill in 19 and was educated at the South® Boys’ High School. He was later ployed by Wright, Stephenson Company, Ltd. On the outbreak oi he volunteered for the Royal New if land Air Force and was comrnissw at the beginning of last y ear . al l„ (v promoted to his present rank in , tober last. His father is-Mr C. H. ” of Invercargill.