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The Few gets fewer as oldest surviving pilot to fight in the Battle of Britain dies aged 99
- William Walker died on Sunday after surviving being shot down over the Channel in 1940 with a bullet in his ankle
- He clung onto his Spitfire and was rescued by a fishing boat off Ramsgate
- William became a celebrated poet… Continue reading
First man on the moon, Neil Armstrong dies at 82
First man on the moon, Neil Armstrong passed away after complications in hart surgery.
Armstrong will always be remembered as the first human who walked on another celestial body other than the earth.. if we think about it that is something pretty… Continue reading
North Korean MiG 21 crasches in Northern China
SHENYANG, China, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) — A North Korean MiG 21 crashed  in a Chinese border area, killing the pilot aboard who may have attempted to defect to Russia, intelligence sources here said Wednesday.
The crash took place in Fushun Prefecture… Continue reading
1st pilot to hit Mach 4, 5 and 6 dies
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California — The first person to fly a winged aircraft at four, five and six times the speed of sound has died.
Retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Robert M. White was 85.
NASA says the record-setting… Continue reading
British aviation pioneer dies after prototype crashes in Malaysia
A British pilot hailed as “an aviation entrepreneur†was killed when his prototype plane crashed during take-off on a test flight in Malaysia today.
Michael Robert Dacre, 53, was flying a Jetpod aircraft, developed his own UK-based company AVCEN, when… Continue reading
Airbus remembers Nancy-Bird Walton
Airbus is saddened by the passing of Australian aviation pioneer Nancy-Bird Walton, who has died in Sydney aged 93.