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US’s last surviving second world war flying ‘ace’ dies aged 103

Navy pilot Donald McPherson shot down five Japanese service members and earned Congressional Gold Medal

The second world war pilot who was believed to be the US’s last surviving “ace” – a title he earned by shooting down five enemy combatants – has died.

Donald McPherson was 103 when he died on 14 August, according to his online obituary.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/LEcqAlH

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