AIRMAN DECORATED
GALLANTRY IN FIGHTS FLYING MEDAL AWARD (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 9 a.m. RUGBY, Feb. 29. The King has approved of the award of the Distinguished Flying Medal to Sergeant Frank Reginald Carey, “in recognition of the gallantry he displayed in flying operations against the enemy.” Sergeant Carey, with his section leader, during January engaged an enemy aircraft over the North Sea while it was attacking British shipping. Again in February, while leading a section of two aircraft, he engaged an enemy aircraft over the North Sea and shot it down. Low cloud was present during these engagements, but Sergeant Carey s initiative, determination and skill prevented the enemy from taking cover in it and brought the engagement to a successful conclusion,
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20186, 2 March 1940, Page 10
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