Sqn-Ldr (later Wing-Cdr) John Whitaker Woodhouse | ||
1930, aged 42 |
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from Devon; pre-WWI, a well-known car and motor-cycle racer. A member of No. 4 Squadron in WWI, he was the first pilot to land a spy successfully behind the German lines, and was also lost over the North Sea for several hours after having attacked and driven off a Zeppelin. In 1931, he was in command of No. 207 (Bombing) Squadron at Bircham Newton. |