John Henry Tudhope

John Henry Tudhope
Nickname	Tud
Born	17 April 1891 Johannesburg, South Africa
Died	12 October 1956 London, England
Service/branch	Royal Flying Corps, Royal Air Force
Rank	Captain
Unit	No. 40 Squadron RAF
Awards	Military Cross (MC)
Other work	operations manager for Trans-Canada Air Lines

John Henry Tudhope (17 April 1891 - 12 October 1956) was a South African flying ace credited with 10 victories in World War I. 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. Tudhope became president of the first Aviation Insurance Group in Canada. He died in London, England, while serving as telecommunications attache at Canada House.

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Aviation in World War I

People and aircraft	Commanders · Aces · Aircraft of the Entente Powers · Aircraft of the Central Powers · Zeppelins

Campaigns and battles	Strategic bombing (German, Cuxhaven) · Bombing of cities · Fokker Scourge · Flight over Vienna · Bloody April · Battles

Entente Powers air services	Australian Flying Corps · British air services (Royal Flying Corps, Royal Naval Air Service, Royal Air Force) · French Air Service · Imperial Russian Air Force · Italian Military Air Corps · United States Army Air Service · Greek air services (Army Air Service, Naval Air Service)

Central Powers air services	German air services (Army Air Service, Navy Air Service) · Austro-Hungarian Imperial and Royal Aviation Troops · Ottoman Air Force · Bulgarian Army Aeroplane Section

Persondata
Name	Tudhope, John Henry
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Short description
Date of birth	17 April 1891
Place of birth	Johannesburg, South Africa
Date of death	12 October 1956
Place of death	London, England