Peter Stanley James

Wing Commander Peter Stanley James DFC, AE, RAF VR (24 February 1917–11 January 1999), was a pilot in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve during the Second World War, flying in RAF Bomber Command with 35 Squadron, 78 Squadron and 148 Squadron.
James was captain of Handley Page Halifax L9500 (TL-H) during a daylight raid against the German battleship Scharnhorst, flew in all three thousand bomber raids and was one of the first pilots to take the Handley Page Halifax into battle.
James was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1941 and died in 1999.
Early life and career
James was born in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire the son of Peter Octavius James and Mabel Whitton James.
He lived with his family in Wollaston, Northamptonshire and attended Wellingborough School from 1928 to 1933 before joining Nicholson Sons and Daniel Ltd., a local tannery based in Little Irchester, in late 1933.
On 14 April 1938, James joined...