Hope the Group will be ok with this particular non-Lancaster post. 70 years ago today, 17 July 1944, Flight Lieutenant John A Cruickshank was on operational patrol in Catalina JV928 ‘DA-Y’ of 210 Squadron, Coastal Command, in the North Atlantic. U-347 was sighted and during a prolonged attack, John sustained no less than 72 individual wounds and despite suffering from two serious penetrating chest wounds and his navigator being killed during the attack, he succeeded in destroying the submarine. He was subsequently awarded the Victoria Cross. Age the age of 94, John Cruickshank is today the last surviving RAF and WW2 holder of the VC.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 14:16:37 +0000
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