A 103-year-old RAF captain has been awarded a medal for giving “so much in the service” of the country ... killed by German anti-aircraft fire. Two of his 72 injuries were life threatening ...

He met the response team from the RAF Mountain Rescue Service, chatted to the families ... He also joked with the Fire and Rescue team on the base, imitating a bicep curl and saying that the ...

An unsympathetic press caused further difficulties for the RAF senior management, although many thought the criticism was unjustified in the face of the need to safeguard the service’s ...