Vernon Crompton Woodward | |
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_167.jpg) Flying Officer Woodward of 'B' Flight, No. 33 Squadron RAF, dons his parachute beside his Hawker Hurricane Mark I, at Fuka, Egypt. | |
| Born | 22 December 1916 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | 26 May 2000 (aged 83) Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Aviator |
"Woody" Vernon Crompton Woodward DFC and Bar RAF (22 December 1916 – 26 May 2000) was a Canadian fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Air Force during World War II. With 18 and 4 shared destroyed, 2 unconfirmed destroyed, 3 probables, and 11 damaged, Woodward tied Henry Wallace McLeod as Canada's second highest scoring pilot of the war.[1]