John Henry Tudhope
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John Henry Tudhope
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| Born | 17 April 1891 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. London, England |
| Allegiance |  Union of South Africa |
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Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force |
| 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 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
- White South African people
- 1891 births
- 1956 deaths
- Recipients of the Military Cross
- South African emigrants to Canada
- People from Johannesburg
