How An Airman Died
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SERGEANT-PILOT Peter Clarkson Wise (whose home was in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, and who was a son of Mr. Wilfrid Wise, 0.8. E., Director of Public Works, Fiji), took his bomber over Germany and made a successful raid. His machine ran into heavy anti aircraft gunfire and was hit. But Wise, twisting and turning, headed for home.
On the way back his crew Congratu lated him on getting them out of a bad jam. Wise smiled grimly and stayed at his controls without saying much. He landed his machine perfectly. Then he Collapsed. Two days later he died in hospital. He had been mortally wounded by the enemy gunfire, but kept it secret from his crew.
He had been burned about the face and, had he lived, he probably would have been blind. —“Samoa Mail.”