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Battle of Britain veteran, 101, dies just hours before 75th anniversary of VE Day

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A Battle of Britain veteran has died aged 101, leaving one surviving member of "The Few" who took to the skies in the summer of 1940.

Terry Clark, who served as a radar operator on Beaufighters during the Second World War, died on Thursday, just hours before the 75th anniversary of VE Day.

He was one of two remaining air crew, known as The Few, who took to the skies to defend the UK against attacks from the Luftwaffe, Nazi Germany's air force, in the Battle of Britain.

The death of Mr Clark, who had celebrated his 101st birthday earlier this year, leaves John "Paddy" Hemingway as the last surviving member.

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