John Moffat (Royal Navy officer)
John Moffat | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | "Jock" |
| Born | 17 June 1919 Swinton, Scottish Borders |
| Died | 11 December 2016 (aged 97) Perth, Scotland |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1938–1946 |
| Rank | Lieutenant Commander |
| Unit | |
| Battles / wars | Second World War |
John William Charlton Moffat (17 June 1919 – 11 December 2016) was a Scottish Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm pilot, widely credited as the pilot whose torpedo crippled the German battleship Bismarck and author of the biographical I sank the Bismarck. Moffat took part in the courageous strike on the German battleship Bismarck during its Atlantic sortie, codenamed Operation Rheinübung, on 26 May 1941 whilst flying a Fairey Swordfish biplane.