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Heroic Score190518th out of 4480
Number of Medals8
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score202989 of 4480
Royal Air Force#12of 47
Fighter / combat pilot#54of 177
World War II#237of 924
European air campaign#1of 11
Battle of Britain#1of 1
Pacific War †#1of 2
James Brindley Nicolson
Wing Commander, Royal Air Force
World War IIEuropean air campaignBattle of BritainPacific War †
Awards & Decorations
Ribbon Rack
Biography
Wing Commander James Brindley Nicolson VC was the only Fighter Command pilot awarded the Victoria Cross during the Battle of Britain. On 16 August 1940, despite his Hurricane being on fire, he continued his attack and destroyed a German Bf 110 before bailing out.
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Score Breakdown
Victoria Cross(base 100)
+100Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)(base 65)
+65Unified Scoring Metrics Bonuses(career variety ×1.15 (2 medal types))
+25Heroic Score190 pts