1. George Reynolds McCubbin was a South African Royal Flying Corps pilot who shot down the German ace Max Immelmann.
21 Facts About George McCubbin
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George McCubbin later joined the RFC as a mechanic, before being selected for pilot training.
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George McCubbin received his aviator's certificate in March 1916 and shot down Immelmann in a dogfight on 18 June.
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George McCubbin later served as a staff officer, reaching the rank of captain.
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George McCubbin set a national record for a ninth-wicket stand that stood until at least 1999.
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George McCubbin served in the South African Air Force during the Second World War before ill health forced his retirement.
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George McCubbin was born on 19 January 1898 at Cape Town in the Cape Colony.
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George McCubbin's parents were Lucy and David Aitken McCubbin, who was the Liverpool-born chief architect for South African Railways.
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George McCubbin was educated at King Edward VII School in Johannesburg.
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George McCubbin was captain of the school's football first XI and vice-captain of the cricket team.
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George McCubbin joined the Royal Flying Corps as a mechanic before joining their pilot training, despite having not set foot in an aircraft before 1915.
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George McCubbin was commended for his actions in two aerial dogfights and received the Distinguished Service Order on 27 July 1916 for his role in these.
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George McCubbin entered the action and his observer-gunner shot down an enemy plane.
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Immelmann attempted to close with George McCubbin's aircraft using an Immelmann turn while George McCubbin dived on the German from higher altitude.
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George McCubbin was badly wounded in the arm but his gunner-observer, Corporal James Henry Waller, opened fire at close range.
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George McCubbin recovered afterwards in hospital and was wounded a second time before he received his DSO.
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George McCubbin's name was revealed in the House of Commons using parliamentary privilege by Sir Arthur Markham, 1st Baronet on 11 July 1916.
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George McCubbin was promoted to the temporary rank of captain and appointed a 3rd class staff officer on 11 April 1918.
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George McCubbin was transferred to the unemployed list on 10 October 1919.
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George McCubbin made two appearances in first-class cricket for Transvaal against Rhodesia in March 1923, with the matches played at Salisbury and Bulawayo.
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George McCubbin joined the South African Air Force during the Second World War, but was forced to retire owing to poor health.