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Squadron Leader Jim Heyworth
Bomber pilot who flew five hours on a single engine and became chief test pilot for Rolls-Royce

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/air-force-obituaries/7852320/Squadron-Leader-Jim-Heyworth.html

Admiral Sir Peter White
Officer who ran a Jesuit spy in China and later helped to modernise the infrastructure of the Royal Navy

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/7850143/Admiral-Sir-Peter-White.html

'Бій відлунав. Жовто-сині знамена затріпотіли на станції знов'

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Jack Harrison: great escaper

An RAF bomber pilot who was shot down in 1942 on his first raid over enemy-occupied Europe, Jack Harrison became part of the team that planned and executed the “Great Escape” from Stalag Luft III in 1944.

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article2546787.ece

Group Captain Gerry South

Bomber pilot who flew with the Pathfinders over some of the most heavily defended targets

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article2528039.ece

Colonel Bud Mahurin

The first American fighter pilot to become a double ace (ten combat victories) in the European theatre during the Second World War, Bud Mahurin added to his tally when posted to the Pacific theatre. He continued his career as a combat pilot in F86 Sabres in the jet age, and shot down several MiG15s during the Korean War, where he was eventually brought down himself and had to endure the rigours of imprisonment by the North Koreans.

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article2534833.ece

General Oswaldo López Arellano

President of Honduras who seized power in two military coups and was toppled in a banana bribes scandal

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article2534717.ece

Major-General Peter Bradley

Royal Signals officer who showed courage and a flair for improvisation in resisting the surprise German offensive in the Ardennes

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article2550227.ece

'Бій відлунав. Жовто-сині знамена затріпотіли на станції знов'