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John Dering Nettleton — Victoria Cross

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Heroic Score1001057th out of 4480

Number of Medals1

Total Heroic & Non-Heroic Score1003310 of 4480

Royal Air Force#25of 47

Fighter / combat pilot#98of 177

World War II#486of 924

European air campaign †#3of 3

Augsburg bombing campaign#1of 1

Augsburg raid#1of 1

John Dering Nettleton

Squadron leader, Royal Air Force

World War IIEuropean air campaign †Augsburg bombing campaignAugsburg raid

Awards & Decorations

Victoria Cross

Ribbon Rack

Biography

John Dering Nettleton, VC was a South African officer in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He is most famous for leading the Augsburg raid, a daylight attack against the MAN U-boat engine plant in Augsburg on 17 April 1942. For his role in this mission he was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Score Breakdown

Victoria Cross(base 100)

+100

Heroic Score100 pts