AIR FORCE HONOURS
Two Bars To D.F.C. Awarded (Rec. 7.45 pjn.) RUGBY, Nov. 18. A South African airman, Flight Lieutenant P. H. Hugo, D.F.C., who has been continuously engaged in operational flying since the war began, receives a bar to the D.F.C. in recent awards. In recent months Flight Lieutenant Hugo participated in many attacks on enemy shipping during which some 35 vessels were sunk, set on fire or damaged. A bar to the D.F.C. is also awarded Flight Lieutenant J. R. D. Braham, an English pilot who has destroyed at least seven enemy aircraft and has flown with great skill In adverse weather conditions. The D.F.C. is awarded to Squadron Leader E. H. Thomas who fought in the Battle of Britain and since the beginning of 1941 has taken part in 60 sorties over enemy territory.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CL, Issue 22125, 20 November 1941, Page 5
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