One of "The Few"...

The sound of a Spitfire engine stirs mixed memories for 91-year-old Jimmy
Corbin because it reminds him of when he lived life on the edge, writes Ian
Read.For Jimmy is one of the band of pilots Winston Churchill dubbed the 'Few'-
the men who won the Battle of Britain.

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Great article about one of the few remaining of "The Few"; Spitfire pilots who faced down the Nazis and won the Battle of Britain in 1940 - no big deal, only saved the world...