THE DFC RAAF PILOT WHO SAVED A VILLAGE #history #ww2 #battleofbritain #shorts #raaf
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THE DFC RAAF PILOT WHO SAVED A VILLAGE #history #ww2 #battleofbritain #shorts #raaf

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On August 31, 1940, the skies over Kent were ablaze with conflict during the aerial Battle for Britain. German Dornier and Messerschmitt aircraft swarmed the skies, and pilots like Australian Bill Millington sprang into action.
Bill’s Hurricane crippled a Dornier bomber. But three Messerschmitts came to its defence. Undeterred, Bill evaded their fire, dispatching one adversary and eluding the others. Finding himself outnumbered by the Germans, he decided to press on with his attacks. One Messerschmitt bullet struck his engine with cannon fire, leaving shrapnel in his leg.
By now, his plane was on fire. Suffering from the intense heat, he wanted to bail out, but had he done so, his machine would have crashed into a village below and killed many people or may have exploded in the air. Instead, he stayed at the controls, and despite being badly burnt, he crash-landed in a farm field and fled safely from the craft.
Bill Millington received the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) in October 1940. He died shortly after returning to combat over the English Channel.
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