John "Paddy" Hemingway, the last surviving pilot who flew during the Battle of Britain, has died at the age of 105.

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The last surviving pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain during World War II has died aged 105, the United Kingdom’s (UK) Royal Air Force (RAF) said.

The last surviving Royal Air Force fighter pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain in 1940 during World War II has died. He was 105 years old.

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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the RAF said. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for gallantry in 1941. But Hemingway dismissed suggestions of bravery and heroism, saying he was a pilot and had a job to do.