1918
McCudden
Other ace pilots would fall in 1918, but not all fell victim to enemy action. The great James McCudden VC lost his life by accident due to an engine-related mechanical failure – a tragic waste. Trenchard later wrote: … ‘Only the finest courage and an unsurpassed mastery of the art of flying and fighting in the air could account for such a record of unflagging work and incessant victory’…
