Dick was awarded an AFC while flying PR7s in the Far East. The device which cut the elevator controls and let a spring pull the control column and yoke forward into the instrument panel (to prevent the loss of knees on ejection) fired and left him with only the elevator trim to control the pitch. I think he was in some sort of poo from a aeronatical escapade some days earlier but this feat of daring cleared the decks and all was well!
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