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Britain's last surviving WW2 Victoria Cross recipient dies aged 105
Flight Lieutenant John Cruickshank, from Aberdeen, received the VC for bravery during an attack on an enemy submarine that left him with 72 injuries.
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Flt Lt John Cruickshank VC, last surviving recipient of the Victoria Cross during the Second World War
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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Last surviving WW2 Victoria Cross holder dies aged 105
John Cruickshank who hunted submarines as captain of a Catalina flying boat was one of only 181 recipients of highest military decoration
