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NEW ZEALAND AIRMAN AWARDED D.F.C. ACHIEVEMENTS ON BOMBING RAIDS. PILOT OFFICER F. E. DENTON, OF GREYMOUTH. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, September 37. Pilot Officer Frank Henderson Denton, of Greymouth, has been awarded the D.F.C. The citation referred to his great resource and daring in successfully attacking Chartres aerodrome at a very low altitude, although the enemy tried to tempt him by a dummy flare path. On another occasion, failing > to locate a Ruhr target owing to severe weather, he decided to attack docks and shipping at Flushing. He broke cloud at 1000 feet and through a devastating curtain of fire released his bombs at an altitude so low that the force of the explosions rocketed the plane hundreds of feet. He saw large fires and explosions. He brought his plane back to the base with difficulty. There were gaping holes in each wing. Pilot Officer Denton has participated in 24 major bombing raids. He is a determined and courageous captain and carries the complete confidence of his crew and associates.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 September 1940, Page 5
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