John Cruickshank who hunted submarines as captain of a Catalina flying boat was one of only 181 recipients of highest military decoration
John Cruickshank who hunted submarines as captain of a Catalina flying boat was one of only 181 recipients of highest military decoration
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Britain's last surviving WW2 Victoria Cross recipient dies aged 105
The story of the only surviving WWII VC holder, who has died at 105
John Cruickshank, Last World War II Victoria Cross Winner, Dies at 105
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As captain of a Catalina flying-boat he destroyed a German U-boat and returned his aircraft to safety despite receiving 72…
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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