FLYERS' EXPLOITS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 82, 4 October 1944, Page 6

FLYERS' EXPLOITS

18 NEW ZEALAND AWARDS from Rangoon to the Bay of |iscav S a rf among those who have deceived ScS ?eivea Sbv dTtef £ W£ ich lington Department, Wel„Joining the ranks of thrice decoratpr. New Zealanders, Acting FhghtLieu tenant Moore, of TauSiarunSi, now holds the DJT.C. in addition to ££' awards of D.S.O. and D.F.M. n Warrant Officer I. R.*W. R. Thomson,' of has been awarded the Acting Flight Lieutenant H. C. Williams , D.F.C. and Bar, of Levin, is described as a most determined and' cc-urageous captain of his aircraft, undismayed by heavy opposition and always eager to press home his attacks with skill and courage. On several occasions; he was subjected to determined attacks by enemy fighters, which he frustrated so successfully that on two occasions at least his gunners destroyed the enemy aircraft. Another veteran bomber pilot who has been decorated for his skill in handling his heavy aircraft is Acting -*&* .Lieutenant S. A. Clark, D.F.C, of Christchurch. Recently, Flying Officer N. F. Stock, of Nelson, was detailed for a difficult mining sortie. On making the first run, his aircraft was faced with intense and accurate fire. Tenaciously, he turned and made a second run achieving excellent results. For this fP d $$}?L exPloits he has been awarded the D.F.C; _ A fine flying record is possessed by Flight Lieutenant J. H. Norman, of Tuatapere, who has received the D.F.C. * Flying Officer H. D. Hampton, of Taihape, in- recognition of exceptional 'coolness and courage has been awarded the D.F.C. A brilliant leader on photographic reconnaissance, Flight Lieutenant N. P. Whaley, of Auckland, has been awarded the D.F.C. A pilot who took part in many operations against some of the most heavily defended areas of northern France and Holland is Pilot Officer M. J. Corich, of Christchurch, who has been awarded the D.F.M. After serving in Bomber Command and in the Indian and Burmese theatres of war, with an, excellent operational record in each, Warrant Officer E. D. Bardell, a Tauranga air gunner, has been awarded the D.F.C. An Auckland pilot, Flight Sergeant I. D. Culpan, D.F.M., is praised for his skill in flying both bomber and fighter aircraft. . Other .New Zealanders who have completed many successful operations against the enemy and who have won awards for' "high skill, fortitude, and devotion to duty" are Acting- Squadron Leader T. W. Horton, D.F.C. and Bar (Masterton), Flight Lieutenant W. D. Reevely, D.F.C. (Auckland), Flight Lieutenant D. H. Todd, D.F.C. (Palmerston North), Flight-Lieutenant V. C. Viggers, D.F.C. (Napier), Acting Flight Lieutenant H. L. Burton, D.F.C. (Dunedin),. Flying Officer H. C. Barlow, D.F.C (Hastings), and Flying Officer T J. Nation, D.F.C. (Khandallah).