From the October 23, 2012, Yahoo! News.
William Walker died October 23, 2012 His poem to his comrades is part of the national monument of the Battle of Britain. Walker was a Spitfire fighter pilot who was shot down and wounded August 26, 1940.
He wrote the poem "Our Wall" which is inscribed on the memorial at the Cliffs of Dover to the nearly 3,000 men who died during the German air attacks on Britain from June to October 1940.
Walker had joined the RAF in 1939 and on his first solo flight managed to crash his plane.
--GreGen
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
Monday, December 29, 2014
Oldest Battle of Britain Pilot Dies in 2012-- Part 1
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Battle of Britain,
fighters,
RAF,
Spitfires
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