WWII ace goes to his grave in a coffin shaped like a Hurricane fighter

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=453975&in_page_id=1770

The final take-off: WWII ace goes to his grave in a coffin shaped like a Hurricane fighter
Last updated at 23:25pm on 10th May 2007

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As a proud and courageous RAF pilot, he served with distinction during the Second World War.

And when the time came for Terry Prendergast to make his final sortie, his family wanted him to go in appropriate style.

So they built a coffin in the shape of his beloved Hawker Hurricane fighter plane - complete with cardboard cockpit, wings, propeller and tailplane.

 

[carebear]

Beat me to it.

There are a couple WWII photos of him in uniform shorts (flew in Burma) climbing on his bird and his dress uniform head shot in the story as well.