Lost 80 years ago today. Hawker Hurricane mk1 294X, operated by South African Airforce. Captain Noel Harvey KIA 15-03-1941.Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. (commonwealth forces v Italian forces)Lt Kershaw piloted this Hurricane during the dramatic rescue of Capt Frost, on the 15th March 1941. For this action he received an award of the D.S.O. This was the first D.S.O. to be awarded to the SAAF during World War II. At 15:40 on the afternoon of the 15th, six Hurricane's from N° 3 squadron set off on a ground attack mission against the aerodrome at Dire dawa. They were split into two flights, with Capt Frost, Capt Harvey and Lt Kershaw in the first flight, with the second flight commanded by Capt Theron, including Lt Morley and Lt Venter. This second flight was to provide top-cover against enemy fighters, whilst the first flight under Capt Frost, attacked aircraft on the ground. On reaching the aerodrome, there were no enemy fighters in the air, so they immediately began their ground attacks. Pulling out of a low dive, Capt Harvey's Hurricane 294-X, was hit by ground fire and seen to burst into flames and crash. The pilots who witnessed, this concluding that he must have been killed impacting the ground. Capt Frost, who was flying in Hurricane 280-W, was also hit by ground fire, and he was struck in the Glycol cooling system. His temperature gauge was in the red, and with his engine smoking heavily, he decided to land on an abandoned second satellite aerodrome just north of Dire dawa. After landing he attempted to set the aircraft alight, to prevent it from falling into enemy hands. Lt Kershaw had seen the smoking aircraft land and recognised it as that of his flight commander. With the Italian artillery shelling the aerodrome from the hills above, Lt Kershaw decided to land and pick up Capt Frost. After landing he taxied over to the crashed Hurricane, undid his harness and shouted for his Flight Commander to jump in. With both of them in the cramped cockpit, Frost who was sitting