Peter Stanley James
Military Person
1917 –
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Who is Peter Stanley James?
Wing Commander Peter Stanley James DFC, AE, RAF VR, was a pilot in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War, flying in RAF Bomber Command with 35 Squadron, 78 Squadron and 148 Squadron.
James was captain of Handley Page Halifax L9500 during a daylight raid against the German battleship Scharnhorst, flew in all three thousand bomber raids and was one of the first pilots to take the Handley Page Halifax into battle.
James was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1941 and died in 1999.
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