AIRMAN'S GALLANTRY
DUNEDIN PILOT-OFFICER [BY TKLKORAPH- —OWN CORRESPONDED*] DUXRDIX. Saturday Behind tho official confirmation of the award of a Distinguished Flying CrosS to Pilot-Officer W. H. Hodgson, son 0 Mr. H. Hodgson, of Dunedin. lies » story of gallantry and regard for t 9 safety of others. Some time asio there appeared in ® newspaper cablegram a message o e -r crihing how a Hurricane pilot from haling out of his blazing ma , 1 _ because Ih> realised it would crash a thickly populated Loudon suburb, skilful manoeuvring the pilot ninnag _ to keep the flames away from the nu I age of his aeroplane and landed it open country. This heroic deed was performeu / Pilot-Officer Hodgson.and it is Pf obaD !! that it was for this act that lie awarded the D.F.C. Since then he taken ]>art in engagements in wiucn squadron of 12 has been called y break up enemy formations ot as m a as 300 raiders.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23851, 30 December 1940, Page 8
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