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THORNLEY Bruce Hector

C81882 Sergeant Helicopter Crewman, Royal New Zealand Air Force

CITATION

Air Force Medal

Gazetted 30 December 1975, Supp 46778, p39

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Sergeant THORNLEY remustered to Helicopter Crewman in 1972 and spent the next three years on flying duties in Iroquois at Hobsonville and Wigram.  During this period he also worked with helicopters in Fiji and Antarctica.  His duties covered the gambit of rescues at high altitude in the Southern Alps as well as out at sea.  As well as being subjected to personal risk he continued to conscientiously fulfil his onerous duties and for this he was awarded the Air Force Medal

KNOWN AWARDS

Air Force Medal

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