FLEW WITH HALF-A-WING - Sergeant Sly, a 23 year old flying instructor, has been awarded the for a remarkable feat of skill and courage. He was flying a twin-engined training aircraft during formation flying training. The following aircraft collided with his machine severing the starboard wing just beyond the engine. The sergeant succeeded in flying his badly damaged aircraft for two miles to force land it in a field. Sergeant Sly, Photographic negative , Royal Air Force

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