William Walker RIP

[34053]

There are not many of the Battle of Britain pilots remaining. We have now lost another of 'The Few': William Walker, who died on Sunday. At the age of 99, he was the oldest survivng pilot from the Battle of Britain. I remember well seeing him at the unveiling of the 'Temporary' statue of Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park (his 'boss' of Eleven Group Fighter Command) in Trafalgar Square, on 4th November 2009. I also saw him at the Unveiling of the 'Permanent' statue of Sir Keith Park, in Waterloo Place (off Pall Mall) on 15th September 2010 (Battle of Britain Day).

http://vimeo.com/51986755

http://www.itv.com/news/story/2012-10-2 ... ilot-dies/

Thank you William RIP.

PW

[Xplumberlives]

RIP WW, it was nice to see he was remembered by Chris Evans on Radio 2 and on BBC Breakfast this morning.

[Jigsaw]

RIP William.

Two icons face to face.

[Lucas1860]

Heroes of history.

RIP and thanks.

[Ray C]

God rest his brave soul.

[34053]

Here is one of the photos I took at the Unveiling of the 'Permanent' Statue of Sir Keith Park on 15th September 2010 (that I mentioned above). These are the 'Battle of Britain' pilots who attended the Ceremony that day. William Walker is on the front row, second from the left.



Here is another photo of the Group, that I took, with the Sir Keith Park statue:


I remember the, much deserved, sustained applause they received that day. Very moving.

PW

[Jigsaw]

[Sploosher]

RIP William, the country will (should|)never forget what you and your fellow fighter pilots did for us.............

[34053]

Here is an Obituary of this amazing and courageous man:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituar ... alker.html

PW

Edit:
Here is a more detailed Obituary:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obitu ... 23465.html

PW