Hugh Glanffrwd "Jimmy" James AFC &

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, DFM (3 October 1922 – 7 January 2015) was a Welsh aviator and

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(RAF) officer, who rose to the rank of

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. His plane, a

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(a slow transport plane flying a usually "safe" route), was shot down on 7 August 1942 while carrying

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to meet Churchill. The death of Gott led to Lieutenant-General

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becoming the new commander of the Eighth Army and leading them in the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:James, Hugh 1922 births 2015 deaths Royal Air Force pilots of World War II Recipients of the Air Force Cross (United Kingdom) Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Medal Royal Air Force squadron leaders Welsh aviators Shot-down aviators Military personnel from Rhondda Cynon Taf People from Cilfynydd