Originally Posted by
davidevans54
The least surprising death in the world. The guy was 99. All this obsequious OTT nonsense about this man, is cringeworthy, especially from grown men, as opposed to Cheshire housewives reading Hello magazine, or the odious Daily Mail. He is an irrelevance to most British people, particularly in the down at heel back streets of British urban settings. Outside of the UK, who cares? I d rather watch a few hours of Jerry Springer than this tedious, nationalistic mournfest, that is an example of the British inward looking nationalism that has taken hold of this declining country, post Brexit.
I don't do nationalism, but he was a fellow aviator who flew for pleasure and appears to have been a good guy (who called a spade an 'effin shovel) and did a difficult job rather well. To use a well worn line, "a long life well lived". Blue skies Sir.