戴维·汉密尔顿中校 最后幸存的D日飞行员 102岁时死亡
Lieutenant Colonel David Hamilton, last surviving D-Day pilot, died at 102.
戴维·汉密尔顿中校 最后一个幸存的D日飞行员 102岁时去世
Lieutenant Colonel David Hamilton, the last surviving D-Day pilot, passed away at 102.
1944年,汉密尔顿为第九部队运输司令部试飞一架C-47型飞机,运送为主要入侵部队配备导航辅助装置的伞兵。
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.
他获得五枚航空奖章和杰出飞行十字勋章,供他服役。
He received five Air Medals and the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service.
2019年,他返回RAF North Witham机场参加第75个D日纪念活动,并于2022年在美国荣获荣誉。
In 2019, he returned to RAF North Witham airfield for the 75th D-Day commemoration and was honored in the U.S. in 2022.