Colin Bell (RAF officer)

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Flight Lieutenant Colin Bell, DFC, is a British pilot notable for being the last surviving Second World War de Havilland Mosquito pilot. Bell joined the Royal Air Force in 1940, and had a three-year spell as a flying instructor before joining No. 608 (Pathfinder) Squadron, with whom he flew fifty sorties over Germany. In 2026 Bell released his memoir, Bloody Dangerous.