Hero's award: The Victoria Cross was awarded to pilot David Hornell, right, who had grown up in a house on a street now known as Lake Cres

Original Toronto Star caption: Hero's award: The Victoria Cross was awarded to pilot David Hornell; right; who had grown up in a house on a street now known as Lake Cres. in Mimico. Image used to illustrate Historical Toronto article by Donald Jones, ''Crew came first for Mimico's gentle hero,'' published in Toronto Star, 24 March 1984, p. M3.