John Henry Tudhope

John Henry Tudhope
John Henry Tudhope
Born	17 April 1891; Johannesburg, South Africa
Died	12 October 1956 (aged 65); London, England
Allegiance	Union of South Africa
Service/branch	Royal Flying Corps; Royal Air Force
Unit	No. 40 Squadron RAF
Awards	Military Cross & bar
Other work	operations manager for Trans-Canada Air Lines

John Henry Tudhope MC & bar (17 April 1891 - 12 October 1956) was a South African flying ace credited with 10 victories in World War I.[1]^:369 After the war, Tudhope emigrated to Canada and joined the RCAF.

Tudhope surveyed routes for the Trans-Canada Air Lines, receiving the McKee Trophy for his work in 1930. In 1937 he flew the first dawn to dusk flight across Canada, from Montreal to Vancouver, British Columbia. Tudhope became president of the first Aviation Insurance Group in Canada. He died in London, England, while serving as telecommunications attache at Canada House.

References

Shores, Christopher F. (1990). Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. Grub Street. ISBN 0-948817-19-4.

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[ShoresAbove-1] Shores, Christopher F. (1990). Above the Trenches: A Complete Record of the Fighter Aces and Units of the British Empire Air Forces 1915-1920. Grub Street. ISBN 0-948817-19-4.