AWM P00301.001

Portrait of a man in airforce uniform.

Flying Officer CH ‘Spud’ Spurgeon of No. 8 Squadron RAAF crash-landed his Hudson at Kota Bharu after strafing enemy barges and bombing a transport ship off Kota Bharu. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his actions in the campaign but towards the end of the campaign he was shot down and captured.

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AWM P00301.001
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Australian War Memorial
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