The aircrafts will be in the sky over Ilkeston on Bank Holiday monday
An iconic aircraft is set to flyover a town on the Nottinghamshire border in honour of the UK's oldest Second World War veteran. Ex-Desert Rat Donald Rose is 109 and lives in Canal Vue care home on Awsworth Road in Ilkeston , Derbyshire .
Donald is the world’s fourth-oldest surviving Second World War veteran. He was born in 1914 and served on the frontline with the 7th Armoured Division after joining the Queen’s Royal Regiment. He saw action in North Africa, Italy, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany – later training as a sniper.The dad of one, whose wife died in 2001, was repeatedly decorated, including being given France’s highest award – the Legion D'Honneur.
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