Brief details have now been received in Shanghai of the heroic incident for which Pilot Officer T. D. H. Davy, son of Mr. T. D, Davy, of the "North China Daily News," was! recently awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, According to an official release by the Air Ministry in London on May 23, Pilot Officer Davy was one of six volunteers chosen to attack two vital bridges over the Albert Canal. He was the only one of the six to return, After diving to drop his bombs, he was attacked by a Messerschmitt 109 while he was climbing to regain height. He dodged this attack and it is believed that he shot the enemy fighter down in the ensuing short encounter.
Pilot Officer Davy succeeded in getting back safely to his base. The destruction of the bridges over the Albert Canal was regarded as an imperative piece of military strategy at that time.
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