Tag: Spitfire fighter

• Thursday, March 20th 2025 - 05:43 UTC

  Tributes pour for Battle of Britain’s “Last of the Few”, who died at age 105 in Dublin

  

  The Prince and Princess of Wales, and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer are among the many people who have taken to social media to pay their respects to Group Captain John “Paddy” Hemingway, the last surviving pilot of the Battle of Britain. The RAF veteran, who also took part in the Battle of France and in Italy, died at the age of 105.

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• Monday, May 27th 2024 - 07:21 UTC

  RAF pilot killed in Battle of Britain reenactment

  

  Royal Air Force (RAF) Squadron Leader Mark Long died Saturday when his Spitfire fighter crashed during a reenactment of the Battle of Britain Coningsby base in Lincolnshire. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who has recently taken an additional interest in military affairs, described the incident as “awful” news.