An obituary in the D. Tel. of yesterday's date records the passing at the age of 101of one of the last four surviving Battle of Britain pilots; Fl.Lt. Maurice Mounsdon.
When asked previously about his Battle of Britain experiences, he recalled: "The dogfights were pretty frightening. Everyone was firing at the same time. It was a matter of luck whether or not you survived but, at the end of it all, it was the happiest time of my life, though I lost of lot of good friends".
Fl. Lt. Mounsdon flew Hurricanes during the Battle. He was eventually shot down in flames and became one of Archibald McIndoe's early members of the Guinea Pig Club.