44-7-17 VC - Catalina attack on U-boat

Attack on U-boat: John Cruickshank V.C.'s award-winning action - iwm > .  

Captain John Alexander Cruickshank was the last living recipient awarded the Victoria Cross during the Second World War. He received the award for his bravery in an attack on a German U-boat on 17 July 1944. Despite severe wounds, he ensured the safe arrival and landing of his crew on the return from this attack. John Appleton was the radar operator.