branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards birth_date nickname rank article_title name
aviation lake cottage , darland , rossett , wrexham 17 october 1963 walton , liverpool , lancashire , england united kingdom no. 103 squadron raf distinguished flying cross , air force cross 24 september 1894 jack captain john stevenson stubbs
 john stevenson stubbs
john stevenson stubbs

captain john stevenson stubbs dfc afc was an english first world war flying ace credited with 11 official victories .
he was a pioneering bomber pilot who was the war 's leading ace for the british airco dh .9 .
he also carried off the rather unusual feat of destroying an enemy observation balloon with a bomber .
