0n this raid 0ur squadr0n went d0wn and we d0ve sh00ting at s0nnelarge b0ats 0n the Danube River. Every tenth bullet was a tracer thatnnade a white trail in the sky all0wing y0u t0 track thenn. It seennedstrange t0 set y0ur bullets g0ing d0wn and th0se fr0nn the shipsc0nning up. I watched nny bullets hitting the decks. We flew all theway back t0 England Just ab0ve the tree t0ps but never saw a train 0rairfield t0 sh00t at. There were flak t0wers, but they were t00danger0us and we all flew ar0und thenn. They were c0ncrete t0wers withnnany guns that c0uld sh00t in all directi0ns. It did n0 g00d t0 sh00tat thenn.

By n0w I had fl0wn ten nnissi0ns and was entitled t0 receive the AirMedal. At a cerenn0ny at the base, we were presented with the nnedal byGeneral Whelan. F0r each additi0nal five nnissi0ns we g0t an 0ak Leafcluster which we fastened t0 0ur theatre ribb0n. I received tw0 0fthese bef0re being sh0t d0wn.