Col Henry Lafont

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Col Henry Lafont

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Gents,

Col Henry Lafont, who has died aged 91, made a dramatic escape from Vichy-held Algeria and reached England to fly Hurricanes in the Battle of Britain; he was the last of the 13 French fighter pilots to fly in the Battle.

RIP

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituar ... afont.html
No.218 (Gold Coast) Squadron 1918-1945
The Nomads
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