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flag Lieutenant Colonel David Hamilton, last surviving D-Day pilot, died at 102.

flag Lieutenant Colonel David Hamilton, the last surviving D-Day pilot, passed away at 102. flag Hamilton piloted a C-47 aircraft for the 9th Troop Carrier Command in 1944, transporting paratroopers who set up navigational aids for the main invasion force. flag He received five Air Medals and the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service. flag In 2019, he returned to RAF North Witham airfield for the 75th D-Day commemoration and was honored in the U.S. in 2022.

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