Originally Posted by
Pinky the pilot
It certainly was!! And if I remember correctly I read of him that he once returned from a flight with an unexploded Japanese 20mm cannon shell lodged in the cockpit right behind his head!
Not sure of the rest of the story but I seem to recall that for that particular event his CO recommended him for the DFM. (Only Officers got the DFC)
It was not forthcoming.
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Right well I think we have a solid candidate for the name of VH-OQM (should it ever arrive).