Flypast honour for RAF Victoria Cross hero aged 104

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Flypast honour for RAF Victoria Cross hero aged 104

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A flypast has honoured the bravery of Britain's last surviving Victoria Cross holder for air action in World War Two, who is now aged 104.

Flight Lieutenant John Cruickshank earned the honour aged 24 for an attack on a German U-boat while piloting a Catalina flying boat.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4ngvne7xlvo
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