2. Administrators Jabo Posted October 23, 2012 2. Administrators Share Posted October 23, 2012 Flt Lt William Walker, the last remaining pilot to have fought in the Battle of Britain passed away yesterday aged 99. The end of an era indeed. "They went with songs to the battle, they were young. Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow. They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted, They fell with their faces to the foe. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them." Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators fruitbat Posted October 23, 2012 2. Administrators Share Posted October 23, 2012 ummm, isn't Geoff Wellum still alive for a start? ahhh, i see, you got that from the Daily Mail, he was the oldest BoB pilot left, not the last. that said, RIP Flt Lt William Walker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DD_Fenrir_fb Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Heard the same this morning. I remember seeing Mr Walker on that documentary presented by the McGregor brothers; struck me as a true gentlemen, with the humilty, wit and decency that so seem to typify the men of his breed. As far as him being the last; hmmmm. As far as I know Geoff Wellum & Tom Neil are still with us and they flew in the Battle... Geoff was with 92 Squadron and they flew - though I don't know if he specifically did - on 15th September 1940 from Biggin Hill. Would surprise me if he wasn't amongst them. Tom Neil flew Hurricanes with 249 squadron throughout the battle and did pretty well too. I suspect the media are lambasting this across the pages/airwaves/cyberspace without having thoroughly checked their information. Surprise surprise! - beat me to it again Kev! Daily Mail, eh? Them? Getting facts wrong? Never! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators Jabo Posted October 23, 2012 Author 2. Administrators Share Posted October 23, 2012 I got it from the BBC this morning. They've now changed 'last' to 'oldest surviving'. I thought Wellum was still around too although he wasn't flying at the start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_O_A_D Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Sad news, S! to another one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum Friar Posted October 23, 2012 1. DDz Quorum Share Posted October 23, 2012 salute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum Painless Posted October 24, 2012 1. DDz Quorum Share Posted October 24, 2012 ~S~ William, THANK YOU SIR !! ~S~ The Towell family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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