WW2 women pilots 'faced prejudice with humour'
Her resolve at such a young age was remarkable, even by modern standards, and in her lifetime she overcame discrimination and ...
Army Times on MSN7d
The P-51 Mustang and the man who won the World War II air war with it
It was thanks to former WWI pilot Tommy Hitchcock that the P-51 entered U.S service — and changed the skies over Europe ...
Newstalk7d
'A very lucky Irishman' - Last Battle of Britain veteran dies at 105
Group Captain John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway, the last Battle of Britain veteran, passed away on St Patrick’s Day at a Dublin nursing home. The 105-year-old Dubliner was shot down four times by the Nazis ...
Military Times7d
The P-51 Mustang and the man who won the World War II air war with it
Thomas Hitchcock in uniform ... pilot-turned investment banker come to London as assistant U.S. military attaché to act as a liaison between the Eighth Air Force and the Royal Air Force ...
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Poignant visit to RAF Marham for relatives of crew members lost aboard ‘C for Charlie’ bombers
Relatives of crew members lost aboard RAF bombers during the Second World War recently paid a special visit to West Norfolk.
He may be 107, but pilot's memories of 62 World War II missions he ran are still vivid
As he gripped the controls of his bomber plane on his first war time mission, 21-year-old Harry Richardson gazed back at the British coast for what he feared was the last time.
IrishCentral6d
Last surviving pilot of WWII Battle of Britain has died aged 105
Dubliner, Second World War RAF hero, and one of the most revered figures in British aviation history, Group Captain John "Paddy" Hemingway, passes away peacefully.
FLYING Magazine4d
Last Surviving Battle of Britain Pilot Dies
John “Paddy” Hemingway, an Irishman who served in the British Royal Air Force (RAF) during the 1940 Battle of Britain, died ...