The last of the few

[jon-nyc]

Last known veteran flier from the Battle of Britain. Shot down four times during the war.

https://raf.mod.uk/news/articles/the-last-surviving-battle-of-britain-pilot-john-paddy-hemingway-dfc-passes-away/

[AndyD]

He must have been an incredibly skillful and lucky flyer, surviving the war in France, Britain and Italy, through six years of fighting.

[Doctor Phibes]

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.

[taiwan_girl]

Amazing story!

[Doctor Phibes]

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.