'Lucky Irishman' John 'Paddy' Hemingway — last surviving Battle of Britain pilot — dies aged 105

Group Captain John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway DFC celebrating his 105th birthday. File picture: Brian Lawless/PA

The last surviving pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain, group captain John “Paddy” Hemingway, has died aged 105.

Born in Dublin in 1919, Mr Hemingway enlisted in the RAF in 1938 and soon became one of the young pilots who fought in the Battle of France.