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Youngest Battle of Britain spitfire pilot has died Options
Tomick
#1 Posted : 20 July 2018 07:14:55

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#2 Posted : 20 July 2018 18:45:10
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A sad day indeed.

RIP one of the few.

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#3 Posted : 20 July 2018 23:21:10

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RIP Geoffrey, one of Britains true heroes.

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#4 Posted : 10 August 2018 19:52:39

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Hi Guys,
I happen to be on holiday in the village where Sqd Ldr Geoffrey Wellum lived. His funeral was today and had a Spitfire flypast.

I sat at RNAS Culdrose and saw the Spitfire coming back in to land after the Flypast.

Chris

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#5 Posted : 10 August 2018 20:01:23

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Tomick wrote:


Indeed - what else can you say.

So much of the wars passing more and more into history with last survivors leaving us.

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#6 Posted : 11 August 2018 07:24:43

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