Weird thinking I remember being a kiddo in the 90s and there were still Great War veterans knocking about. Obviously that’s just how time works, but still odd to think about. Rest easy Paddy.
Imagine being a 21 year old pilot in the Battle of Britain.
The last of the ‘few’.
My Uncle died at 19 in 1944. He made it to 8 days after he qualified as a pilot before he was shot down in his Mosquito. This amazing guy made it to 105. Sometimes luck is on your side.
A hero who did not go gentle into that good night
rest well you legend
Per ardua ad astra
Just in time for the next one, no living memory any more.
“who was originally from Dublin” …seems like.a strange, roundabout way of calling him irish (a word never mentioned once in the article).
Bailing out of 4 damaged aircraft, surviving a crash in the aircraft taking him to see the king.
How is this guy not know by every person that has been though the British education system.
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Weird thinking I remember being a kiddo in the 90s and there were still Great War veterans knocking about. Obviously that’s just how time works, but still odd to think about. Rest easy Paddy.
Imagine being a 21 year old pilot in the Battle of Britain.
The last of the ‘few’.
My Uncle died at 19 in 1944. He made it to 8 days after he qualified as a pilot before he was shot down in his Mosquito. This amazing guy made it to 105. Sometimes luck is on your side.
A hero who did not go gentle into that good night
rest well you legend
Per ardua ad astra
Just in time for the next one, no living memory any more.
“who was originally from Dublin” …seems like.a strange, roundabout way of calling him irish (a word never mentioned once in the article).
Bailing out of 4 damaged aircraft, surviving a crash in the aircraft taking him to see the king.
How is this guy not know by every person that has been though the British education system.
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