Gone West - Last Dambusters Pilot Les Munro Passes Away Aged 96.
Sad news this morning, Les Munro the last surviving Dams Raid pilot has passed away aged 96 in Auckland, New Zealand.
Les Munro, last of the Dambusters pilots, dies in New Zealand - Telegraph
Les Munro, final surviving member of the 617 Squadron, dies in New Zealand | Daily Mail Online
His death is thought to leave just two surviving members of the raid, George Johnson, a British bomb aimer, and Fred Sutherland, a Canadian front gunner.
Blue skies Les.
Ned.
'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
Indeed, the greatest generation are sadly becoming thin on the ground
'Per Ardua Ad Astra' & 'Apres Moi, Le Deluge'
Lest we forget.
Steve
RIP Les Munro
Semper Fi
Phil
RIP sqdr Ldr Munro.
Respect Les, RIP
Regards,
Jerry
Whateverits just an opinion.
A sad reminder of our mortality.
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