KPax
30th May 2021, 15:55
Did you know that there is one, and only one, living recipient of the Victoria Cross from WW2?
He is Flt Lt John Alexander Cruickshank VC ED. Flt Lt Cruickshank was awarded his VC for actions on the 17th of July 1944 when, at the age of 24, as the captain of a Catalina flying boat on anti-submarine patrol from Sullem Voe, he attacked and sunk a surfaced German U-boat, and then, despite having suffered serious injuries from anti-aircraft fire, successfully piloted the aircraft back to base.
Flt Lt Cruickshank turned 101 years old on the 20 May 2021 - what an incredible man!
He is Flt Lt John Alexander Cruickshank VC ED. Flt Lt Cruickshank was awarded his VC for actions on the 17th of July 1944 when, at the age of 24, as the captain of a Catalina flying boat on anti-submarine patrol from Sullem Voe, he attacked and sunk a surfaced German U-boat, and then, despite having suffered serious injuries from anti-aircraft fire, successfully piloted the aircraft back to base.
Flt Lt Cruickshank turned 101 years old on the 20 May 2021 - what an incredible man!