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Barrett · 12 January 2003, 08:45 AM

This just came to me from the president of the Amer. Fighter Aces Assn. "The Last WW I Pilot" keeps dying--depends on where he's from, I guess!

* It appeared in the Riverside-Press -Enterprise today, January 12, 2003
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WORLD WAR I PILOT DIES IN TORONTO
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Toronto-Henry Botterell, the last of Canada's World War I fighter pilots, has died.* He was 106.
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Mr. Botterell died Jan 3 in a Toronto nursing home,according to officials at the residence.
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He was one of the estimated 15 remaining Canadian veterans of World War I, and the Department of Veteran Affairs considered him the last fighter pilot from the 1914-1918 conflict.
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Must have been a typical fighter pilot to live so long.
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Bill

12 January 2003, 08:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
Barrett Forum Ace of Aces Join Date: Aug 1998 Location: The American West Posts: 4,809	This just came to me from the president of the Amer. Fighter Aces Assn. "The Last WW I Pilot" keeps dying--depends on where he's from, I guess! * It appeared in the Riverside-Press -Enterprise today, January 12, 2003 * WORLD WAR I PILOT DIES IN TORONTO * Toronto-Henry Botterell, the last of Canada's World War I fighter pilots, has died.* He was 106. * Mr. Botterell died Jan 3 in a Toronto nursing home,according to officials at the residence. * He was one of the estimated 15 remaining Canadian veterans of World War I, and the Department of Veteran Affairs considered him the last fighter pilot from the 1914-1918 conflict. * Must have been a typical fighter pilot to live so long. * Bill __________________ You will not rise to the occasion: You will default to your level of training.