FLYING BOMBS

Grey River Argus, 22 September 1944, Page 5

FLYING BOMBS

FURTHER DAMAGE AND CASUALTIES IN ENGLAND ~ (Rec. 11.10) LONDON, Sept.’2l. ;■ On Wednesday night thei Germans* again launched flying bombs .against; the southern Counties of England, including the London area. Further damage and casualties have result- 1 ed. New Zealander’s Success < IN FLYING BOMB PURSUIT. ; (Special to N.Z. Press Assn) LONDON. September 17. The New Zealand Tempest squadron > took a prominent part in shooting down the flying bombs recently. Full & details will shortly be available,.. but Z meanwhile, it can-be stated that the squadron accounted for about two ■; hundred. Members of the squadron ( operated on day and night every; pilot accounting for several.There are many instances of- pilots ’ tipping bombers over with the wing of their own aircraft. FlightSjSieuten- L ant G. L. Bonham, Christchurch, a member of another squadron, who £ won the D.F.C., during the Malay * campaign, in January, 1942;; was de- J termined to get a flying bomb. When he took off in a Tempest, on his first patrol, he did, but used up all his ammunition too, which annoyed him when he saw another flying bomb. But what others had done,-he decided he I could do too, so he flew alongside tipping the bomb over with his w : hg7 It ; went down and exploded harmlessly. Then he saw two more flying bombs ' and tipped them both over with his wing.- Then he returned to his" base i with four flying bombs to his credit for one flight. Another NetV Zea- 1 lander, flying a Tempest, seeking J flying bombs, was' Squadron-Leader . Robert Spurdie, D.F.C., of Wanganui, who now commands a squadron."' - ''