Jump to content
 







Main menu
   


Navigation  



Main page
Contents
Current events
Random article
About Wikipedia
Contact us
Donate
 




Contribute  



Help
Learn to edit
Community portal
Recent changes
Upload file
 








Search  

































Create account

Log in
 









Create account
 Log in
 




Pages for logged out editors learn more  



Contributions
Talk
 



















Contents

   



(Top)
 


1 References  














John Henry Tudhope






مصرى
Polski
 

Edit links
 









Article
Talk
 

















Read
Edit
View history
 








Tools
   


Actions  



Read
Edit
View history
 




General  



What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Cite this page
Get shortened URL
Download QR code
Wikidata item
 




Print/export  



Download as PDF
Printable version
 
















Appearance
   

 






From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 


John Henry Tudhope
Born(1891-04-17)17 April 1891
Johannesburg, South African Republic
Died12 October 1956(1956-10-12) (aged 65)
London, England
Allegiance Union of South Africa
 Canada
Service/branchRoyal Flying Corps
Royal Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
UnitNo. 40 Squadron RAF
AwardsMilitary Cross & bar
Other workoperations 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, he 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 MontrealtoVancouver, British Columbia. He became president of the first Aviation Insurance Group in Canada. He died in London, England, while serving as telecommunications attache at Canada House.

References

[edit]
  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.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Henry_Tudhope&oldid=1217418716"

Categories: 
Aviation history of Canada
South African aviators
Canadian aviators
South African World War I flying aces
Canadian World War I flying aces
South African people of British descent
1891 births
1956 deaths
Recipients of the Military Cross
South African emigrants to Canada
People from Johannesburg
Hidden category: 
Use dmy dates from March 2021
 



This page was last edited on 5 April 2024, at 18:25 (UTC).

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.



Privacy policy

About Wikipedia

Disclaimers

Contact Wikipedia

Code of Conduct

Developers

Statistics

Cookie statement

Mobile view



Wikimedia Foundation
Powered by MediaWiki