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Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot dies

John Hemingway, last airman from WWII’s Battle of Britain, dies at 105

A fighter pilot, Mr. Hemingway was part of the aerial resistance in 1940 that was credited with forcing Hitler to call off a planned invasion of Britain.

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The last surviving RAF pilot from the Battle of Britain dies at 105

Prime Minister Winston Churchill once said, “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.” Those few are gone now with the passing of Group Captain John “Paddy” Hemingway DFC: the last surviving RAF pilot from the Battle of Britain.

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'End of an era': Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot dies

The last surviving Battle of Britain pilot, John "Paddy" Hemingway, has died at the age of 105. Mr Hemingway, who was originally from Dublin, joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a teenager before World War Two.

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