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👕 Shop Druid Works: 😊 Buy me a coffee: Restored footage showing pilot, James McCaw (Grandfather of legendary All Blacks rugby captain Richie McCaw) intercepting and shooting down a V-1 Flying Bomb in his Hawker Tempest. James (Jim) enlisted in the Royal New Zealand Air Force in 1941 and completed pilot training at Wigram. He was legendary for low flying ‘beat ups’ of his old college, flattening crops and alarming staff! He flew with 486 (NZ) Squadron in Britain piloting Tempests, rising to the rank of Flight Lieutenant. He flew over 300 sorties including attacks on ground targets and shipping, he was skilled in downing German V1 flying bombs and once shot down four in two hours. He was the third highest scoring pilot of 486 Squadron for destroying flying bombs with a tally of 19½. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) in 1944 with his citation noting his efficiency as a flight commander “whose ability and keenness have been reflected in the fine fighting qualities of his flight”: Follow me: Rumble: Instagram: Twitter: TikTok: @druid_works?lang=en ❤ Support My Work ❤ Donate here: Sign up to my *Patreon*: What you'll receive: - Work-in-progress updates - Behind-the-scenes content - Early access - Patron shout-out What I have done: ✅ AI Enhanced footage ✅ Colorized (Not historically accurate) ✅ 60fps ✅ Sound Design Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use“ for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS
