Piper, Arthur Howard "Peter"

Date of birth:: 1916
Nationality:: British

Biography

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Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Flight Lieutenant
Unit:: No. 218 (Gold Coast) Squadron, Royal Air Force
Awarded on:: March 10th, 1944

"Flight Lieutenant Piper has participated in a very large number of sorties, involving attacks on a wide variety of targets. On one occasion he was the rear gunner of .an aircraft detailed for a mine-laying mission. When nearing the target area, the aircraft was attacked by a fighter. At the, outset, Flight Lieutenant Piper's turret was hit by the enemy's bullets and his guns were put out of action. Nevertheless, Flight Lieutenant Piper so skilfully directed his captain's combat manoeuvres that, although 8 attacks were endured, the attacker was completely frustrated. On several other occasions in fights with enemy aircraft, Flight Lieutenant Piper's gunnery skill has played a good part in driving off the attackers."