Flight Lieutenant John Alan Quinton, GC, DFC (2 February 1921 – 13 August 1951) was a British navigator and pilot who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for an act of outstanding bravery where he unselfishly saved a young air cadet whilst losing his own life after the aircraft he was in was involved in a mid-air collision over Yorkshire.
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2 February 1921 Brockley, London, England
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Died |
13 August 1951 (aged 30) Hudswell, North Yorkshire
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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