Air Commodore James Rankin, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar (7 May 1913 – March 1975)[3] was a Royal Air Force officer, fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War.
He claimed a third of a Junkers Ju 88 shot down and 2 damaged in his short spell with the squadron.
On 14 June he shot down and killed 18-kill ace Obfw Robert Menge of III./ JG 26.
[4] In September 1941 he became wing leader at Biggin Hill and received the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in October.
Except for one shared destroy, one damaged, and two shared damaged, the rest of his total score was achieved while flying the Spitfire Mark V.[5] In 1948 he was Air Attache, Dublin, and in 1954 was Officer Commanding RAF Duxford.