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Last surviving pilot from the Battle of Britain, John Hemingway, dies at age 105
John “Paddy” Hemingway, the last surviving pilot who flew during the Battle of Britain, has died at the age of 105ABC News - 9h -
John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway, the last Battle of Britain pilot, dies aged 105
The pilot, whose squadron shot down 90 enemy aircraft in an 11-day period in 1940, called himself the ‘lucky Irishman’. The last surviving Battle of Britain pilot, John “Paddy” Hemingway, has died ...The Guardian - 20h -
John “Paddy” Hemingway, Last Surviving Pilot of the Battle of Britain, Dies at 105
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