The Archive · 1939

SPECIA TO THE "MEN."

London, Nov. 29.

The award of three more Distinguished Flying Crosses is announced today, with details of the recipients' gallantry, First is to Squadron Leader P. R. Barwell, who led a flight of six aircraft over the North Sea to intercept nine German bombers approaching the British coast, Barwell shot down one of the bombers, then, in ce-operation with two other heading towards the sea, As a result of his r*ill daring and determination, the bomber crashed into the sea, During the same month (October) a German bomber, apparently reconnoitring over a British convoy, sought cover in the clouds. Gifford led pursuit eleven miles from land, where the raider, evidently damaged, crashed into the sea.

The third of the awards was made pilots, destroyed another, Ultimately to Flight-Lieutenant G. C. Pinker-six, or possibly seven, of the raiders were shot down, The second is to Flight-Lieutenant Patrick Gifford, who, leading a section of his squadron, sighted a German bomber over the mainland, ton, He was leading a section of his squadron which engaged a German bomber which attempted to escape in the clouds, but owing to Pinkerton's skill and initiative it crashed into the sea,—Reuter, Browder Told to Return To Moscow

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