# John Dering Nettleton

> John Dering Nettleton, VC was a South African officer in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He is most famous for leading the Augsburg raid, a daylight attack against the MAN U-boat engine plant in Augsburg on 17 April 1942. For his role in this mission he was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

*Royal Air Force officer (1917-1943)*

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## Identity
- **Country:** South Africa
- **Born:** 1917-06-28
- **Died:** 1943-07-13
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.5 / 100
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- **Attention shift:** 24.6 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

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