OFFICER MAKES HIS FIRST "KILL" DURING ROYAL VISIT TO FIGHTER STATION. - (Picture issued 1943) During a recent visit of the King and Queen to an East Anglian fighter station, a young Irish-born pilot secured his first enemy 'kill' and was congratulated by Their Majesties. The airman, 20 year old Pilot Officer Cecil Thomas Kingsborough Cody, described his encounter with the aircraft, a to the King. Ten minutes before the Royal party was due to arrive at the station, the "enemy aircraft approaching" signal had been received. Picture, shows - Pilot Officer Cody lighting a cigarette on
OFFICER MAKES HIS FIRST "KILL" DURING ROYAL VISIT TO FIGHTER STATION. - (Picture issued 1943) During a recent visit of the King and Queen to an East Anglian fighter station, a young Irish-born pilot secured his first enemy 'kill' and was congratulated by Their Majesties. The airman, 20 year old Pilot Officer Cecil Thomas Kingsborough Cody, described his encounter with the aircraft, a to the King. Ten minutes before the Royal party was due to arrive at the station, the "enemy aircraft approaching" signal had been received. Picture, shows - Pilot Officer Cody lighting a cigarette on landing, after shooting down the , Royal Air Force
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