Bomb-Aimer Carried On When Mortally Wounded
Sydney, Sept. 1. Mortally wounded by shrapnel from an anti-aircraft shell which struck a Flying Fortress during the bombing of enemy ships at Milne Bay, a young bomb-aimer on his first operational flight released his stick of bombs before he fell forward over his bombsight and died. The same shell wounded the navigator but although suffering intense pain from his wounds he was able to .guide the aircraft on the flight back to its base. The flight to which the machine belonged lost one machine, which received a direct 'hit by a shell. Another was riddled with holes'but managed to land with a flajt tyre and useless brakes and wingflaps. The young bomb-aimer who did his job at the point of death was Sergeant Earl W. Sydner, of Pennsylvania. The shell which killed him also wounded Lieutenant David Hirsch, of New York. Anti-aircraft fire from the enemy ships was described as , terrific.
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Taranaki Daily News, 2 September 1942, Page 3
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