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Last Dambusters pilot passes away
Posted: 04 Aug 2015, 08:19
by TobyV
Les Munro, the last Dambuster pilot, has passed away.
Posted: 04 Aug 2015, 08:53
by Paul K
Squadron Leader Les Munro, a native of New Zealand, has passed away at the age of 96. He was the last surviving pilot of the famous raid.
BBC link
Daily Telegraph Link
Rest in Peace, Les, along with your comrades of 617 Squadron
Only two crewmen now survive - Canadian gunner Fred Sutherland and British bomb aimer George Johnson.
Re: Last Dambusters pilot passes away
Posted: 04 Aug 2015, 09:05
by DaveB
I've merged these 2 posts rather than lock one.
Thanks for the HU both
ATB
DaveB
Re: Last Dambusters pilot passes away
Posted: 04 Aug 2015, 09:20
by Paul K
Cheers Dave.
Re: Last Dambusters pilot passes away
Posted: 04 Aug 2015, 09:34
by Airspeed
Thanks for the HU, chaps.
Read some other memories whilst looking up that link.
Lots of food for thought there; the world moves on and all becomes history at some stage.
Re: Last Dambusters pilot passes away
Posted: 04 Aug 2015, 19:32
by Paul K
The Daily Telegraph has now published his obituary:
Link
Re: Last Dambusters pilot passes away
Posted: 04 Aug 2015, 21:20
by Vancouver
A true hero. RIP. It was only March when he was offering up his medals to get a memorial built.
Last night coincidentally I watched a video of the sinking of the Tirpitz. I had not realised that the Dambusters had contributed to that effort. Though I haven't seen Les Munro's name mentioned in any of the obits for that. So I assume he missed that one.