LAST of The Few: John 'Paddy' Hemingway, 103, tells ROBERT HARDMAN of many brushes with death

ROBERT HARDMAN: There is a certain irony in the fact that John 'Paddy' Hemingway, the last hero of the Battle of Britain, never saw himself as a hero, just as a professional fighter pilot doing his duty.

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