AIR COMMODORE ELWORTHY, DSO.,DFC.,AFC. - Air Commodore Samuel Charles Elworthy, DSO.,DFC.,AFC., Senior Air Staff Officer at Group of Bomber Command, was born ut Timaru, New Zealand, in 1911. He was educated at Marlborough College and Trinity college, Cambridge. He was commissioned in the Reserve of Air Force Officers in 1933, transferred to the Auxiliary Air Force , (County of London) Squadron in 1935, and was granted a permanent commission in 1936. He was awarded the in April 1941, having received the the previous month, and the In the New Year Honours
AIR COMMODORE ELWORTHY, DSO.,DFC.,AFC. - Air Commodore Samuel Charles Elworthy, DSO.,DFC.,AFC., Senior Air Staff Officer at Group of Bomber Command, was born ut Timaru, New Zealand, in 1911. He was educated at Marlborough College and Trinity college, Cambridge. He was commissioned in the Reserve of Air Force Officers in 1933, transferred to the Auxiliary Air Force , (County of London) Squadron in 1935, and was granted a permanent commission in 1936. He was awarded the in April 1941, having received the the previous month, and the In the New Year Honours List of the same year. In the citation to the which he received when a Wing Commander, it was stated that he had been detailed to carry out an attack on enemy shipping off Le Havre. Sighting two enemy tankers of approximately 3000-tons escorted by flak ships, he proceeded to attack one of them from a low altitude in spite of heavy and accurate anti-aircraft fire from the flak ships. He secured a direct hit on one of the tankers setting it on fire. On another occasion while returning from a successful attack against an enemy dump near Flushing airfield, he was attacked by two Messerschmitts. Although the rear gunner was wounded, he managed to throw off the enemy fighters and return safely to base. By his magnificent leadership and complete disregard of danger Wing Commander Elworthy has brought his squadron to the highest pitch of war efficiency. Picture issued 1945, Royal Air Force
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