Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Flight Lieutenant

Unit:

No. 10 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

November 14th, 1944

Citation:
"This officer on one occasion was carrying out a convoy escort under very poor weather conditions. Upon sighting a surfaced enemy submarine he immediately attacked, the explosive rolling the U-Boat over 45?. After this attack this officer\'s crew engaged the U-Boat with machine-gun fire in the face of heavy anti-aircraft fire. The U-Boat then settled under the surface and this officer carried out another good attack shortly after which a large oil patch appeared on the surface. At this time a second U-Boat was sighted on the surface. The enemy opened with heavy anti-aircraft fire and Flight Lieutenant Martin manoeouvered his aircraft to engage it to attack with all its guns at 1,200 yards. Since all depth charges were expended, no further attack could be carried out but the running battle was maintained until the U-Boat disappeared into a fog bank. In his many hours of operational flying this officer has proven himself to be a courageous and skilled pilot."

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)