Duke Cunningham, Vietnam flying ace and congressman convicted of bribery, dies at 83

Decorated navy pilot who served in House of Representatives pleaded guilty to accepting illegal gifts

Randy Duke" Cunningham, whose feats as a US navy flying ace during the Vietnam war catapulted him to a House of Representatives career that ended in disgrace when he was convicted of accepting $2.4m in bribes, has died. He was 83.

Cunningham died Wednesday at a hospital in a Little Rock, Arkansas, according to former representative Duncan L Hunter, who spent time with him a week before his death.