This article is about the Royal Air Force pilot. For other uses, see John Cruickshank (disambiguation).
John Cruickshank
Birth name
John Alexander Cruickshank
Born
(1920-05-20) 20 May 1920 (age 104) Aberdeen, Scotland
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
British Army (1939–41) Royal Air Force (1941–46)
Years of service
1939–1946
Rank
Flight Lieutenant
Service number
126700
Unit
No. 210 Squadron RAF
Battles/wars
Second World War
Awards
Victoria Cross
Other work
Banker
John Alexander Cruickshank, VC, AE (born 20 May 1920) is a Scottish former banker, former Royal Air Force officer, and a Second World War recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Cruickshank was awarded the VC for sinking a German U-boat and then, despite serious injuries, safely landing his aircraft. He is the last living recipient to have been awarded the VC during the Second World War.
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