Battle of Britain Pilot dies at 105 after surviving FOUR shootdowns | John 'Paddy' Hemingway

Описание: In 1940, John 'Paddy' Hemingway was one of that extraordinary band of brothers who were all that stood between Britain and enemy invasion during what Winston Churchill called our 'finest hour'. Now, with both sadness and gratitude, the Daily Mail announces that the last of the 'fighter boys', the youthful victors of the Battle of Britain, passed into history today at 5.45pm at the age of 105. It is no exaggeration to say that a very great chapter in the history of this country - and the wider world - has now drawn to a close. Last night, Mr Hemingway's son, Brian, told the Mail his father had been 'happy' and 'in fighting form' to the end at the Dublin care home which had been his home for the last few years. 'He never felt that there was anything special about him,' Brian said. 'He thought the special ones were the friends who never returned. And now he is back with his squadron. It is very sad but his is a life to be both celebrated and mourned.' Group Captain John Hemingway DFC, as he was by the time he retired from the Royal Air Force in 1974, served all through the Second World War, from the first day to the last, emerging from an astonishing series of near-death experiences almost unscathed. #JohnHemingway #battleofbritain #Fighterboys #RAF

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