The last of the few
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wrote on 18 Mar 2025, 02:39 last edited by jon-nyc
Last known veteran flier from the Battle of Britain. Shot down four times during the war.
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wrote on 18 Mar 2025, 07:16 last edited by
He must have been an incredibly skillful and lucky flyer, surviving the war in France, Britain and Italy, through six years of fighting.
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wrote on 18 Mar 2025, 11:32 last edited by
Amazing.
My dad used to tell me about watching the vapour trails from the dogfights above London in 1940, and seeing the squadrons of Hurricanes and Spitfires flying out to do battle - he would have been 12. The kids thought it was the most amazing thing, I guess the adults probably felt somewhat differently.
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wrote on 18 Mar 2025, 13:53 last edited by
Amazing story!
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wrote on 18 Mar 2025, 14:17 last edited by
A long time ago, like a really long time ago, I read a book 'Ginger Lacy, Fighter Pilot', which a fantastic telling of the WW2 RAF experience, based around the pilot in question. It's well worth a read - apparently it's available on Amazon.