[Milsurplus] Last Surviving Battle of Britain Spitfire Pilot Passes Away
Todd, KA1KAQ
ka1kaq at gmail.com
Tue Apr 21 20:51:54 EDT 2015
My apologies - Apparently this took place a couple years back. I saw the
date at the top of the article and missed the 2012/2013 dates further down.
Time really has marched on!
~ Todd/KAQ
On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 8:09 PM, Todd, KA1KAQ <ka1kaq at gmail.com> wrote:
> Time marches on, as they say. In 2009 there were approximately 90 of "The
> Few" left with us. Six years later I suspect there may be a handful. Here
> was the last who flew "Spits" :
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> http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/jimmy-corbin-last-surviving-spitfire-pilot-from-the-battle-of-britain-8530090.html
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> Here's hoping that history never forgets these few and so many more who
> stepped up when their countries needed them.
>
> ~ Todd, KA1KAQ/4
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