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Carrots Can’t Help You See in the Dark. Here’s How a World War II Propaganda Campaign Popularized the Myth
The British government claimed that eating carrots helped its fighter pilots shoot down German planes at night. In truth, the ...
RAF honour last surviving Battle of Britain pilot with heartwarming tribute after hero’s death aged 105
RAF chiefs have paid tribute to the last of The Few — by painting his name on a fighter plane that starred in movies. Group ...
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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 ...
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Last surviving pilot of WWII Battle of Britain has died aged 105
Dubliner, John "Paddy" Hemingway, an RAF pilot ... the Royal Air Force." The Ministry of Defense released a statement describing Group Captain Hemingway's huge contribution to World War II ...
Last surviving pilot from the Battle of Britain, John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway, dies at age 105
The last surviving pilot of the Battle of Britain has died, severing the last living link to the few thousand young men who fought the Nazi air ...
WW2 women pilots 'faced prejudice with humour'
Jackie Moggridge's achievements were numerous - she was the first woman in South Africa to do a parachute jump, she flew more ...
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John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway, the ‘Lucky Irishman’ who was shot down four times, was a true hero of World War II
If ever there was a World War II pilot who had nine lives, it was the Group Captain John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway. Serving in the British Royal Air Force (RAF), the airman from Dartry in south Dublin was ...
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The last surviving RAF pilot from the Battle of Britain dies at 105
However, before Hitler’s armies could land on the British Isles ... great about the Royal Air Force. His passing should make us reflect not only on his sacrifices but on the sacrifices of all those ...
'End of an era': Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot dies
The last surviving Battle of Britain pilot, John "Paddy" Hemingway, has died at the age of 105. Mr Hemingway, who was ...