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Today, another valiant British airman bites the dust:
Whilst i can appreciate the sentiment, i highly doubt any serving member of the RAF from 1940 will be alive in 2040 !Today, another valiant British airman bites the dust:
Paul Farnes, last Battle of Britain ace, dies aged 101 | News | The Times
With Paul Farnes' death at age 101, just two members of "The Few" who fought in the Battle of Britain (William Clark and John Hemmingway) are alive, and the death of the last fighter pilot involved in the Battle of Britain comes as the UK prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of that epic battle this year. Not hard to imagine Clark and Hemmingway passing away this year given that so many surviving British WW2 airmen have succumbed to the effects of old age, in which case there might be not any surviving British veterans of WW2 on the eve of the UK's celebration of the centennial of the Battle of Britain in 2040.