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Flt Lt John Alexander Cruikshank V.C RAF Coastal Command. Last living RAF VC
16 August 2025, sadly it has been announced that Flt Lt John Alexander Cruikshank V.C formerly RAF Coastal Command has died aged 105.

He was the oldest and only remaining Second World War, RAF recipient of the Victoria Cross.
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituari...recipient-ww2/
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