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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Laura Elston

Changing the Guard honours last Battle of Britain pilot Paddy Hemingway

The Changing the Guard ceremony at Buckingham Palace has honoured the last Battle of Britain pilot, John “Paddy” Hemingway, following his death at the age of 105.

Group Captain Hemingway, originally from Dublin, was the final surviving member of “The Few”, who took to the skies in 1940 to defend the UK against Luftwaffe attacks in what became a pivotal moment of the Second World War.

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