Britain's last surviving World War Two Victoria Cross recipient, John Cruickshank, has died aged 105. The flight lieutenant, from Aberdeen, earned the honour for an attack on a German U-Boat while ...

Flight Lt. John Cruickshank was at the controls of a Royal Air Force plane on submarine patrol in July 1944 when he spotted a German U-boat steaming placidly on the surface of the Norwegian Sea.

John Cruickshank, seen in 2004, received the VC for bravery during an attack on a submarine that left him badly hurt - Fiona Hanson/PA Britain’s last surviving Second World War Victoria Cross ...

Britain's last surviving Second World War Victoria Cross recipient has died aged 105. Flight Lieutenant John Cruickshank, from Aberdeen, received the VC for bravery during an attack on an enemy ...