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James Allen WardJames Allen Ward was a New Zealander recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was 22 years old, and a Sergeant in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, serving with 75 (NZ) Squadron, Royal Air Force during the Second World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 7 July 1941 after an attack on Munster, Germany, fire broke out in the Wellington bomber in which Sergeant Ward was second pilot. The skipper of the aircraft having told him to try to put out the fire, the sergeant crawled out through a narrow astro-hatch, scrambled to the back of the starboard engine which was alight, and smothered the flames with an engine cover. His crawl back over the wing in which he had previously torn hand and foot-holes, was more dangerous than the outward journey, but he managed it with the help of the aircraft's navigator. The bomber was eventually landed safely. He was killed in action, Hamburg, Germany, on 15 September 1941. External links This page has been migrated from the Victoria Cross Reference with permission. Ward, James Allen
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