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[2Chestnut] Военные некрологи в британских газетах

Wing Commander John Freeborn
Battle of Britain Spitfire ace who flew more operational hours than any other pilot and shot down at least a dozen enemy aircraft

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/air-force-obituaries/8002880/Wing-Commander-John-Freeborn.html

Lieutenant-Commander 'Steady’ Tuke
Fleet Air Arm pilot who became one of the youngest men decorated during the Battle of Britain after taking on Messerschmitts in his sluggish biplane

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/naval-obituaries/8002873/Lieutenant-Commander-Steady-Tuke.html

Wing Commander Norman Hayes
Night fighter pilot who survived a catastrophic raid on Rotterdam to go on and test top secret radar equipment during the Battle of Britain

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/air-force-obituaries/8002863/Wing-Commander-Norman-Hayes.html

John McGlashan
MI6 spy who was spirited out of Cairo in the wake of a British plot to assassinate President Nasser

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/politics-obituaries/7995221/John-McGlashan.html

Joe Fowells
Torpedo officer who sent five tons of 'Stalin’s gold’ to the seabed after a bitter battle in Arctic waters

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/naval-obituaries/7995240/Joe-Fowells.html

Major-General Yisrael Tal
Soldier and designer of the Merkava tank, which contributed to Israel's aura of invincibility on the battlefield

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/7992533/Major-General-Yisrael-Tal.html

Michael Burn
Decorated soldier and writer who met Hitler, slept with the spy Guy Burgess, endured Colditz and helped save Audrey Hepburn's life

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/books-obituaries/7985475/Michael-Burn.html

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