RIP John 'Paddy' Hemingway (Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot)
17-03-2025, 23:52
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RIP John 'Paddy' Hemingway (Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg1z42pkj8o
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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 is originally from Dublin, joined the Royal Air Force as a teenager before World War Two.
At 21, he was a fighter pilot in the Battle of Britain, a three-month period when air force personnel defended the skies against a large-scale assault by the German air force, the Luftwaffe.
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18-03-2025, 00:05
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Re: RIP John 'Paddy' Hemingway (Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot)
Thank you Sir, you can go home now & continue your journey ❤️
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18-03-2025, 07:39
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Re: RIP John 'Paddy' Hemingway (Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot)
RIP.
And with his passing, the Battle of Britain itself is reduced to “a three-month period when air force personnel defended the skies against a large-scale assault by the German air force”
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18-03-2025, 10:44
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Re: RIP John 'Paddy' Hemingway (Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot)
RIP. Thank you for your service and example.
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18-03-2025, 10:55
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Re: RIP John 'Paddy' Hemingway (Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot)
RIP. We salute you for your service to the nation.
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18-03-2025, 10:56
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Re: RIP John 'Paddy' Hemingway (Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot)
You were an example to all of us. So brave, RIP Paddy.
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18-03-2025, 11:06
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Re: RIP John 'Paddy' Hemingway (Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot)
The last of the few. Fairwell Paddy, bon voyage. RIP.
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18-03-2025, 11:42
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Re: RIP John 'Paddy' Hemingway (Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot)
A fighter in every day life too 105  Rest in peace just as you left us in peace 
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18-03-2025, 14:42
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Re: RIP John 'Paddy' Hemingway (Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot)
I was pleased to see that a statement was made in Parliament both recognising his passing and the contribution that he made to the freedoms that we enjoy to this day.
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18-03-2025, 16:08
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Lets hope he gets a fitting fly-by
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18-03-2025, 17:35
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Re: RIP John 'Paddy' Hemingway (Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot)
RIP Paddy. Tough as old boots.
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