Tim Elkington

Tim Elkington
Birth name	John Francis Durham Elkington
Nickname(s)	Tim
Born	(1920-12-23)23 December 1920 Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
Died	1 February 2019(2019-02-01) (aged 98) London, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1939 – 1975
Rank	Wing Commander
Unit	No. 1 Squadron RAF No. 601 Squadron RAF No. 134 Squadron RAF No. 539 Squadron RAF No. 197 Squadron RAF
Battles/wars	Second World War Battle of Britain Defence of the Soviet Arctic Burma Campaign Northern Ireland conflict
Awards	1939–1945 Star with Battle of Britain clasp Arctic Star Air Crew Europe Star with Atlantic clasp Burma Star Defence Medal War Medal 1939–1945 General Service Medal with Northern Ireland clasp Medal of Ushakov (Russia)
Other work	Founder of picture-framing business

Wing Commander John Francis Durham "Tim" Elkington (23 December 1920 – 1 February 2019)^[1] was a British Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot who flew during the Battle of Britain, and was one of the last surviving aircrew known as "The Few".