As captain of a Catalina flying-boat he destroyed a German U-boat and returned his aircraft to safety despite receiving 72 individual wounds
As captain of a Catalina flying-boat he destroyed a German U-boat and returned his aircraft to safety despite receiving 72 individual wounds
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John Cruickshank who hunted submarines as captain of a Catalina flying boat was one of only 181 recipients of highest military…
Flight Lieutenant John Cruickshank, from Aberdeen, received the VC for bravery during an attack on an enemy submarine that left…
For more than eight decades, his name was synonymous with duty, loyalty, sacrifice, humility and, above all else, courage.
He made a daring raid on a U-boat, suffered 72 wounds and helped land his damaged seaplane.
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