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Flypast for WWI veteran's funeral

Henry Allingham, who was in the Royal Naval Air Service in the war and later with the RAF, was the world's oldest man when he died 12 days ago aged 113.

Since his death, the last WWI veteran in Britain, Harry Patch, has also died.

Hundreds of people are expected to attend Mr Allingham's funeral in Brighton, which will be followed by a flypast of five replica WWI aircraft.

Among the guests will be the Duchess of Gloucester, the Veterans Minister Kevan Jones and senior figures from the Royal Navy and the Air Force.

Read entire article at BBC