GALLANT FEAT
FLIGHT INTO HIGHLANDS OF ABYSSINIA.
PILOT OFFICER AWARDED D.F.C. • British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day. LB) p.m.) RUGBY. January 29. The pilot who volunteered to convey a representative of Haile Selassie into Abyssinia m order that a conference might be held with rebel chieftains has received the D.F.C., following on his successful expedition. Tins Pilot OiliCer, Reginald Collis, set oft m a nngle-enginer machine which earriee, an Army officer and observer ,m addition to the Empcn-r’s representative and also loaded with, essential stores. He land' d in :m difficult country. 11.000 feet above sea level. Finding it impossible to take off from the rough ground. Pilot Officer Colli.; remained for two nights .supervising the preparation of a runway, which enabled him to get ms maehiminto the air.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 January 1941, Page 6
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129GALLANT FEAT Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 January 1941, Page 6
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