Captain John Stevenson Stubbs DFC AFC was an English First World War flying ace credited with 11 official victories.
[1] The younger John Stevenson Stubbs attended Longmoor Lane School, followed by a year's enrollment at St.
[3] On 4 January 1917, he was appointed a Flying Officer with orders to remain seconded from the Garrison Battalion, Liverpool Regiment.
On the 31st, with John Bernard Russell manning the observer's guns, Stubbs was credited with driving down two more enemy planes out of control.
[10] On that same day, his Distinguished Flying Cross was gazetted: "Captain Stubbs is a fine leader and a skilful tactician, who during the last few months, has led fifty-one reconnaissances and raids over enemy lines with marked success, frequently extricating his formation, when attacked by large numbers of scouts, by his coolness and judgment.
By skilful manoeuvring he enabled his Observer to bring down another; the remainder of the enemy were driven down to their lines; he then completed his reconnaissance and returned home.
Leaving the other machine behind, he again crossed the enemy lines; he bombed a trail and attacked some mechanical transport at 1,500 ft. altitude.
This particular exploit is highly creditable to both these officers, the machine in which they flew being unsuitable for low bombing attacks; moreover, they were subjected to very heavy anti-aircraft and machine-gun fire.
"[11]On 24 October 1919, Stubbs was granted a short service commission as a Flying Officer in the Royal Air Force.