John Herbert Hedley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Herbert Hedley

British flying ace

Date of Birth: 19-Jul-1887

Place of Birth: North Shields, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 01-Apr-1977

Profession: flying ace

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Captain John Herbert Hedley (19 July 1887 – 1 April 1977) was a World War I British flying ace credited with eleven aerial victories.
The observer ace claimed to have survived a bizarre flying mishap which earned him the moniker "The Luckiest Man Alive." Hedley also survived uninjured after his plane was shot down in 1918, and he became a prisoner of war.
After his immigration to the United States in 1920, he became a regular on the lecture circuit, enthralling American audiences with the stories of his military service.