John Tilston Death – Dead, Obituary, Funeral, Cause Of Death, Passed Away: On July 1st, 2021, InsideEko Media learned about the death of John Tilston through social media publications made on Twitter.
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This death has caused a lot of friends and family of Tilston so much hurt. It is in that mourning spirit that the concerned persons have taken to social media to share tributes to the deceased and condolences to the affected family.
Tributes To John Tilston
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Pause for a moment and join us in a salute to Flight Lieutenant John Tilston. The war hero who flew Spitfires for the RAF during WWII has passed away aged 100. Known as ‘Tilly’, Flight Lieutenant John Tilston, joined the RAF in July 1940 and served all over the world.
Thank you for your service, John.
A War hero who flew Spitfires for the RAF during WW2 and member of the Caterpillar Club, has sadly passed away aged 100. Known as ‘Tilly’, Flight Lieutenant John Tilston, joined the RAF in July 1940. He maintained a lifelong passion for aviation, joining the Auxiliary Air Force 610 Squadron after the war and teaching navigation to Air Cadets an RAF news release said.
We are saddened to learn that Flt Lt (retired) John Tilston has passed away recently. Following his career in the RAF, 472 Sqn were privileged to have him as one of our team of Civilian Instructors throughout the 1980s and 1990s, passing on his knowledge, inspiration and experience to our cadets. Rest easy Sir. The article and photographs below are copied from the RAF Friends page:RAF News – Our People! A War hero who flew Spitfires for the RAF during World War Two and member of the Caterpillar Club, has sadly passed away aged 100. Known as ‘Tilly’, Flight Lieutenant John Tilston, joined the RAF in July 1940. After training on Tiger Moths, he was posted as an instructor to 5 SFTS, Tern Hill, and then moved on to convert Spitfires with 52 OUT, Aston Down. An accident slipping off a Spitfire wing left Tilly unable to fly for several months. In March 1941, Tilly joined 118 Squadron and then 66 Squadron, Raf Ibsley, on convoy patrols and bomb escorts. In September 1941, Tilly was posted overseas to Takoradi in West Africa, picking up Spitfires to fly over to Egypt. He then joined 601 Squadron in Libya, until he was shot down by an enemy aircraft flying over the North African desert. Tilly went on to Tunisia, Malta, and Sicily doing bomb escorts and patrols, before Italy and Anzio, where he engaged in attacking enemy trains and further patrolling activities. He returned to Egypt in April 1944 to instruct on Harvards, Hurricanes and Spitfires in Ismailia, then to India as a test pilot. He finally returned home to the UK in February 1946 joining 610 (County of Chester) Squadron to fly Spitfire Mark XIVs – considered by many to be the best Spitfire ever. Tilly maintained a lifelong passion for aviation, joining the Auxiliary Air Force 610 Squadron after the war and teaching navigation to Air Cadets. He was also a proud member of the Caterpillar Club – an exclusive group for those who successfully parachuted from a disabled aircraft. Tilly’s funeral will take place on 6th of July 2021. The RAF would like to extend its sincere condolences to his daughters and son – Ruthie, Cara and Peter and thank Tilly and all of the veterans on their extraordinary contributions during World War 2. RIP! Per Ardua ad Astra Pics Flt Lt John ‘Tilly’ Tilston A modern day Spitfire; the aircraft flown by Tilly during WWII A Spitfire flying during the Battle Of Britain 80th anniversary
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