The last Battle of Britain pilot, John "Paddy" Hemingway, who died at the age of 105 in March, has been honoured for his ...

RAF chiefs have paid tribute to the last of The Few — by painting his name on a fighter plane that starred in movies. Group ...

The Hawker Hurricane was not as attractive or streamlined as the Spitfire, and it failed to capture the public’s respect in ...

The last surviving Battle of Britain pilot, John "Paddy" Hemingway, has died at the age of 105. Mr Hemingway, who was ...

His name has been added to the body of Hurricane LF363 which is based at the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) at RAF Coningsby. The 21-year-old fighter pilot flew Hurricanes in 1940 ...

In one of his final interviews, he said: “If being ‘the last’ draws attention in a good way to the Battle of Britain pilots and the rest of the RAF at that time, then I’m happy.” ...

"His courage, and that of all RAF pilots, helped end WWII ... the sacrifice of the less than 3,000 fighter pilots who fought in the Battle of Britain and whose average age was just 20.

"The Few" refers to a speech by Sir Winston Churchill in the House of Commons in August that year as the Battle of Britain reached its peak. Praising the efforts of RAF fighter pilots, the wartime ...

I had bags of luck.” Born July 17, 1919, in the Rathmines area of Dublin, Hemingway enlisted in the RAF in 1938. The last known Battle of Britain pilot, Group Captain John 'Paddy' Hemingway DFC ...