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Heroic Score1001059th out of 4482
Number of Medals6
Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1101197 of 4482
Royal Air Force#25of 47
Fighter / combat pilot#98of 177
World War II#487of 925
John Cruickshank
Flight lieutenant, Royal Air Force
World War II
Awards & Decorations
Ribbon Rack
Biography
John Alexander Cruickshank, was a Scottish banker, 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. Before his death, he was the last living recipient to have been awarded the VC during the Second World War.
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Victoria Cross(base 100)
+100Heroic Score100 pts