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| Final flight for terminally ill WW2 Spitfire engineer | Final flight for terminally ill WW2 Spitfire engineer |
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| A terminally ill former World War Two Spitfire engineer has taken to the skies after a poignant photo of him became an unlikely internet hit. | |
| The image of Ken Farlow, 95, staring through a fence at Gloucestershire Airport came to the attention of bosses after it was shared by his daughter. | The image of Ken Farlow, 95, staring through a fence at Gloucestershire Airport came to the attention of bosses after it was shared by his daughter. |
| They invited him to Royal Air Force Coningsby and the Royal International Air Tattoo after hearing his story. | They invited him to Royal Air Force Coningsby and the Royal International Air Tattoo after hearing his story. |
| And on Saturday, he was treated to a flight in a two-man trainer aircraft. | And on Saturday, he was treated to a flight in a two-man trainer aircraft. |
| Gloucestershire Airport's Darren Lewington said: "The original story broke a week or so ago, but the icing on the cake on Saturday was that Ken got to take to the skies himself at our charity open day." | Gloucestershire Airport's Darren Lewington said: "The original story broke a week or so ago, but the icing on the cake on Saturday was that Ken got to take to the skies himself at our charity open day." |
| The operations director said Mr Farlow - who has bowel cancer - flew in a two-seat Citabria aircraft with James Peplow, the owner of a specialist flying school based at the airport. | The operations director said Mr Farlow - who has bowel cancer - flew in a two-seat Citabria aircraft with James Peplow, the owner of a specialist flying school based at the airport. |
| "He also got to see his beloved Spitfire again," Mr Lewington added. | "He also got to see his beloved Spitfire again," Mr Lewington added. |
| "We're delighted we've been able to rekindle all those memories, and that the family have something positive to look back on when the inevitable time comes." | "We're delighted we've been able to rekindle all those memories, and that the family have something positive to look back on when the inevitable time comes." |
| Mr Farlow's daughter Helen Nock, who took the photo of him staring through the fence, said: "I still can't believe he flew. And I'm still getting my head around that this has gone round the world from one simple photograph." | Mr Farlow's daughter Helen Nock, who took the photo of him staring through the fence, said: "I still can't believe he flew. And I'm still getting my head around that this has gone round the world from one simple photograph." |
| She said her father, who lives in Painswick, Gloucestershire, was a chartered electrical engineer in the war and spent time in Syria and Palestine working on Spitfires and Hurricanes. | She said her father, who lives in Painswick, Gloucestershire, was a chartered electrical engineer in the war and spent time in Syria and Palestine working on Spitfires and Hurricanes. |