Cecil ‘Boz’ Parsons, who flew missions at Dunkirk and over Berlin
Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:21 pm
He was twice mentioned in despatches and awarded the DFC for inserting special forces on clandestine missions in the Pacific
Squadron Leader Cecil “Boz” Parsons, who has died aged 105, flew heavy bombers over Germany and then against the Japanese in the south-west Pacific region before becoming a farmer and a schoolmaster in his native Australia.
He began flying operations in July 1941 as the second pilot of a Halifax bomber with 35 Squadron based in Yorkshire. Over Kiel at 20,000 feet the aircraft was coned by searchlights and the captain began to take evasive action ...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/ ... n-dunkirk/
Squadron Leader Cecil “Boz” Parsons, who has died aged 105, flew heavy bombers over Germany and then against the Japanese in the south-west Pacific region before becoming a farmer and a schoolmaster in his native Australia.
He began flying operations in July 1941 as the second pilot of a Halifax bomber with 35 Squadron based in Yorkshire. Over Kiel at 20,000 feet the aircraft was coned by searchlights and the captain began to take evasive action ...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/ ... n-dunkirk/