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01-10-2008, 08:33 PM
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At 0900 Sir Edmund Hillary climbed his final mountain at Auckland hospital.
Known to all Kiwi's as "Sir Ed" he was as a gentle giant who cared far more for others than himself.
Ake Ake Kia Kaha Sir Ed. story and more
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In 1943 Hillary joined the RNZAF as a navigator and served on a PBY Catalina.
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