AIRMAN’S PLUCK
Rescued Crew, Walked All Night For Help LONDON, March 27. A young New Zealand sergeant-pilot 1 who was injured when his bomber esiuwu —uim. xnugß. xjzxiv-
made a forced landing in the Western Desert walked all night for 14 miles to bring help to his crew. He instructed the crew to lie flat on the floor and hold tight as the plane went down. Then he landed on the rough desert ground, which he could not even see in the darkness. Two of the crew were killed, but the others were not seriously injured. The pilot tried to free two trapped men. not knowing that they were dead. J o eS€ue ' d tlle other s. He knew
, nf the 8.1 roughly the direction o herS n station, and, ordering „ stand by the machine,. sei bled ißt ) After some hours he fttu ® pi the station, almost exh s , the ope rati s given a lift in a truck Second aa room, he was involved in a , j D to> dent when , the . true feaW 8 P 3 J trench. He insisted o bo# ‘ which rescued the "nd m* g t to. I was later salvaged and ni« a J again. _ . ggrff?
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Camp News, Volume 3, Issue 116, 2 April 1942, Page 6
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