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For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. On five occasions; in most difficult weather conditions, he dropped bombs and fired on enemy infantry from a low altitude, inflicting heavy casualties. During these flights he frequently obtained valuable information, and twice drove off enemy machines
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Prins, François (March 2013). ""George" and the
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clergyman, and his wife
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whose flying life spanned thirty years (1915–1945).
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327:test pilot
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64:, England
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