NEW ZEALANDER HONOURED
FIGHT WITH A ZEPPELIN. ' A. and N.Z.-Reutor. LONDON, Oct. 11. ' The Military Cross has been awarded to Lieutenant W. W. Cook, of New Zealand, an officer in the Royal Flying Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and skill in attacking a Zeppelin. He ascended in a strong wind, with thick mist and low , clouds, but eventually gave up the attack • when 60 miles out to sea. The return journey was hazardous, but he landed safely after 5£ hours in the air.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16669, 13 October 1917, Page 7
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