N.Z. PILOT’S SUCCESS
(Special Correspondent, N.Z.P.A.) (Rec. 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 1. Flight-Lieutenant M. V. C. Compton, D.F.C., of Mission Bay, shot down a Focke-wulf 190 when Fighter Command Spitfires made one of their longest operational flights, successfully escorting American Flying Fortresses which bombed an aircraft factory at Meaulto, near Amiens. Flight-Lieutenant Compton took his flight for an attack on five Focke-Wulfs which passed underneath the bombers. He gave one a short burst and saw the pilot bale out. He also damaged another Focke-Wulf. Flight-Lieutenant Compton was formerly a member of the New Zealand Spitfire Squadron. He is now attached to the West Lancashire Auxiliary Squadron. He is now credited with shooting down six and a-half Huns.
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Southland Times, Issue 24839, 3 September 1942, Page 5
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117N.Z. PILOT’S SUCCESS Southland Times, Issue 24839, 3 September 1942, Page 5
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