An Irishman who was the last surviving pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain has died at the age of 105.

Dubliner, Second World War RAF hero, and one of the most revered figures in British aviation history, Group Captain John "Paddy" Hemingway, passes away peacefully.

'Paddy came from a generation who understood the importance of freedom'

A fighter pilot in a vastly outnumbered Royal Air Force — one of the “few” hailed by Churchill — he took to the skies to help stave off a Nazi land invasion of Britain.

John “Paddy” Hemingway, the last surviving pilot who flew during the Battle of Britain, has died at the age of 105. He died Monday at his home in Dublin, the Royal Air Force said. Hemingway was just 20 years old when he and his comrades in the Royal Air Force…

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

The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to the last surviving Battle of Britain pilot following his death aged 105.

March 18 (UPI) -- 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.

Paddy Hemmingway, originally from Dublin, was among the men known as “The Few”, coined by Winston Churchill to describe the Battle of Britain pilots

The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to John ”Paddy” Hemingway, the last of the Few, who has died at the age of 105. Group Captain Hemingway was the last surviving pilot to have fought...