BAR TO D.F.C.
Outstanding Courage Of New Zealander (Rec. 7.41 p.m.) LONDON. May 20. A member of the Royal Air Force, Flight Lieutenant Lloyd Watt Coleman, who gained the D.F.C. last November, has now been awarded a bar to the cross. The citation said that acting Flight Lieutenant Coleman captained a bomber in a night attack on the Benina aerodrome this month. He displayed great skill and tenacity in locating the target which eventually was observed by parachute flare. He carried out a most determined attack with bombs and machine-guns from heights varying from 3000 to 900 feet, destroying at least two Junker 52’s on the ground and damaging others. After returning from this operation acting Flight Lieutenant Coleman was driving in a lorry when a plane coming in to land crashed and burst Into flames. Acting Flight Lieutenant Coleman immediately ran to another plane nearby and although bombs and petrol tanks were exploding, started the engine and taxied the ’plane to safety. He has continuously displayed outstanding courage and devotion to duty.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIX, Issue 21969, 22 May 1941, Page 5
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173BAR TO D.F.C. Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIX, Issue 21969, 22 May 1941, Page 5
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