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18th July 1944: Victoria Cross for Coastal Command pilot who suffers multiple severe wounds in a second attack on a U-Boat

Jul 18, 2024
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Oblique photograph taken from Consolidated Catalina Mark IVA, JV928 'Y', of No. 210 Squadron RAF during an attack on German type VIIC submarine U-347 west of the Lofoten Islands. After an initial attack in which the Catalina's depth charges failed to release, the captain, Flying Officer J A Cruickshank, made a second run from astern, through intense fir…

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