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

Header image: Left: John Hemingway in his Group Captain’s uniform on his 105th birthday in July 2024 (Photo: Crown Copyright). Right: John Hemingway as a Flying Officer in 1940.

Many readers will have seen the sad news that the last surviving Battle of Britain pilot, Group Captain (retired) John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway DFC, passed away on 17th March at the age of 105. This is our tribute to the last of “The Few”.

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