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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Nadeem Badshah

John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway, the last Battle of Britain pilot, dies aged 105

John Hemingway wearing his RAF uniform with medals, sitting in a wheelchair with his son and daughter on either side, in front of paintings depicting him among others.
Hemingway, centre, celebrating his 105th birthday with his son, Brian, and daughter, Susan. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA

The last surviving Battle of Britain pilot, John “Paddy” Hemingway, has died aged 105.

The Royal Air Force (RAF) said Hemingway, a member of “the Few” who took to the skies during the second world war, died peacefully on Monday.

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