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[Hundreds of people attended the funeral
of a World War Two RAF airman at a historic Westminster church, after a campaign for a "fitting send-off". Flt Sgt Peter Brown, originally from Jamaica, was one the last so-called "pilots of the Caribbean", a group of Afro-Caribbean volunteer RAF personnel. He died in at his home in Maida Vale, north London, in December aged 96. Flt Sgt Brown's coffin was draped with a Union Flag at St Clement Danes Church, the Central RAF Church. It was also adorned with an RAF hat, a spray of flowers and his war medals. A black and white photo showing a younger Flt Sgt Peter Brown smiling] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-65697939 [According to RAF records, he enlisted in the RAF Volunteer Reserve in September 1943 after travelling to the UK. He trained as a wireless operator and air gunner, posted to RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire. After the war ended, he re-enlisted in the RAF, working as a signaller.] A Top Man Fighting Nazi Germany Last edited by arista; 26-05-2023 at 10:58 AM. |
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