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Last surviving pilot of Dambusters Raid dies in New Zealand

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Squadron Leader Les Munro, the last pilot from the Dambusters Raid, has passed away in New Zealand. He was 96 years-old.

HM King George VI visits No 617 Sqn RAF
By Royal Air Force official photographer [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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