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James Thomas Byford McCudden VC, DSO & Bar, MC & Bar, MM (28 March 1895 – 9 July 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. McCudden was the most highly decorated British Empire pilot of the First World War and one of ...
James McCudden was an outstanding British fighter ace of World War I, whose daring exploits earned him a tremendous reputation and, ultimately, an untimely end. Here, in this unique and gripping firsthand account, he brings to life some of aviation history’s most dramatic episodes in a memoir completed at the age of twenty-three, just days before his tragic death.
France and Belgium 6 September 1916-5 March 1918. 6 September 1916-5 March 1918. More details about: The First World War 1916. Captain J T B McCudden was one of the outstanding British airmen of the Great War. He was awarded the VC for his gallantry during a prolonged period of service. Click here to view location.
July 09, 1918. Genre. Memoir, Nonfiction. edit data. James Thomas Byford McCudden was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for valour in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. With his six British medals and one French one, McCudden received more medals for gallantry than any other airman ...
death Major James T B McCudden was killed in a flying accident in France when his aircraft crashed following an engine fault. France Source:7090248 Source:6194222 9th July 1918. burial Wavans British Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais British Cemetery Beauvoir-Wavans France France Source:7090248 Source:6194195.
McCudden was a fine instructor and spent periods training in Britain. It was on his way back to France, this time to take control of Nº 60 Squadron, on 9th July 1918, that his plane unexpectedly crashed and he was killed. He is buried at Wavans British Cemetery. If you’re interested to know more about James McCudden try his book “Flying ...
James McCudden. Although by no means a novice, Sergeant James McCudden in December 1916 had only one aerial victory to his name. He had started the war as a ‘regular’ in the fledgling Royal Flying Corps. As an air mechanic he was well regarded by his comrades in 3 Squadron. Above: McCudden indulging in his other engineering interest ...
