“Horton flew three generations of the World War II wooden aircraft, formally titled a de Havilland DH.98, but nicknamed the Mosquito, in 111 missions over Germany. And nearly 80 years after he left New Zealand to do it, his native country bestowed its service medal on him.”
Florida man flew deadly missions in a balsa wood plane, and at 99 has a medal to show for it
“Continue reading” link works well.
Also another article on Tom Horton and his life in NZ, the war, and post war.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/112102038/love-and-luck-99yearold-world-war-ii-pilot-reflects-on-war
A time of great keeping great values, and thanks to the sacrifices.
They truly were the greatest generation.
He seems like a good bloke. Surviving Blenheim operations was a big plus – they were pretty vulnerable with very high casualty rates in European operations. As usual Stuff haven’t proof read their article but at least it wasn’t the usual Trump bad and the world will end in 12 years rubbish.