Thomas W. Horton (pilot)
(1919-2021)
New Zealand pilot
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Thomas Welch Horton, DSO, DFC & Bar (born 29 December 1919) is a retired Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) officer, pilot, and combat veteran who served with the Royal Air Force (RAF) in a number of significant engagements during the Second World War. He was a member of No. 88 Squadron RAF and flew anti-ship missions in the Bristol Blenheim and Douglas Boston. Horton also served with and later commanded No. 105 Squadron RAF flying the de Havilland Mosquito in the Pathfinder Force (PFF) that marked targets for destruction by following groups of heavy bombers.
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29 December 1919 Masterton, New Zealand
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| Died |
6 December 2021 (aged 101)
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| Zodiac | Capricorn |
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