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Title: Belated obit for legendary brit airborne pilot
Post by: Jack Nastyface on March 19, 2013, 10:54:06 PM

Just learned that Jim Wallwork, pilot of Glider No.1 for 6 Para on D-day, recently passed away in a hospital not 20km from where I live.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theprovince/obituary.aspx?pid=162646160#fbLoggedOut (http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theprovince/obituary.aspx?pid=162646160#fbLoggedOut)

Godspeed Staff Sargeant Wallwork...Godspeed.

Jack Nastyface

Title: Re: Belated obit for legendary brit airborne pilot
Post by: TheCommandTent on March 19, 2013, 11:26:09 PM

Thanks for the link. It is a sobering reminder that living WWII vets are becoming fewer and fewer.

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History, Reference, Research, and GrogTalk => Military (and other) History => Topic started by: Jack Nastyface on March 19, 2013, 10:54:06 PM