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Pokemon Go Charlies hits Coast P3 Gelato for sale P4 Rodney Times Thursday, July 14, 2016 YOUR PLACE, YOUR PAPER Farmer, father, hero TREVOR DILL 1921 - 2016 JAY BOREHAM Flight Lieutenant Trevor Dill has been remembered for his deeds in World War II and work in his Kaipara community. The Kaipara Hills farmer and WWII navigator died on June 28, on his 95th birthday. Trevor was born to parents Fredrick and Dora, and grew up milking cows by hand on the fam- ily farm in the Kaipara Hills. In 1940, at the age of 19, he joined air force. He was sent to Canada to train as a navigator and bomb aimer before starting Trevor Dill. active service in 1942 with the 75 (NZ) Squadron in England. on whether to bail out, but always Trevor flew 47 missions over made it back across the English Germany, first in Stirling bomber Channel, she says. Wee Willie, named after the Trevor’s wife of 69 years, crew’s pilot, Hilton Clifford Jessie, says her husband was ‘Speedie’ Williams, then in a proud of his service, but not of Lancaster. dropping bombs on people. ’’He Their first 27 missions were didn’t like it, but it was the job with Bomber Command and then they had to do and they did it.’’ the crew volunteered for the Path- She remembers Trevor telling finder Force, flying in ahead of her of a time when he had a bomb bombing raids to drop indicator dropped on him. flares and markers over targets, An incendiary was dropped by making themselves prime targets a plane above. ‘‘He lost his navi- for the enemy. gation, his parachute - it opened Trevor was awarded the Dis- up all inside the plane.’’ tinguished Flying Medal in 1943, The crew talked of a pact to go for showing the ‘‘utmost fortitude, down together but made it home,’’ courage and devotion to duty’’. Jessie says. ’’He had a few rough Trevor spoke little of his time times, and a lot of luck,’’ she says. in the war to his children, daugh- Trevor’s luck continued at ter Jeanette Cornege says. home. He survived farming But opened up a bit in his final incidents including rolling his years as authors approached him quad bike a number of times. to document the deeds of New Zea- He returned in 1945 and mar- land’s WWII airmen. ried Jessie, whom he met in Eng- She remembers him talking of land, in 1946. The two farmed beef a particularly bad run where the and sheep on 90 hectares of land crew counted 137 bullet holes in on Kaipara Hills Rd, which their plane, and another mission swelled to 1012ha over the years return when their plane limped and was dubbed Spring Creek. through mountain passes after all Trevor and Jessie moved to but one engine was shot out. Warkworth 13 years ago and son ‘‘They had a lot of close calls,’’ Richard took over the farm. But Jeanette says. he was still back there working on He was shot up, blown up and had many a farm incident, but decorated navigator Trevor Dill’s fortitude, courage and The crew would often debate his quad bike until the age of 91. devotion to duty and quite a bit of luck saw him through World War 2 and farming in Kaipara. More P7. Reach customers in your local area with New Zealand’s fastest growing private social network Neighbourly Create your free Neighbourly Local business listing now at neighbourly.co.nz/directory Neighbourly.co.nz is used by over 320,000 New Zealand households 2 RODNEY TIMES, JULY 14, 2016 stuff.co.nz YOUR PAPER, YOUR PLACE 1. FOOD SHOW The Auckland Food Show brings This newspaper is subject to NZ Press the flavour to ASB Showgrounds on Council procedures. July 28-31, from 10am. Visit A complaint must first foodshow.co.nz for more. be directed in writing, FROM within one month of THE 2. SPEEDSHOW publication, to the editor’s email address. 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