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Family's Frontline Covid-19 Fight A class show Win Win The Hit drama Super Forces' The A Word RFC returns to Kitbag favourite book Friday May 15 2020 BBC One No 1491 70p paper ● R'n'R p4-5 ● P17 –– Family's frontline ●See p5 Covid-19 fight Fitness Amy's home front push Vet rescue 98-year-old launches fundraising crusade to save veterans club Tracey Allen A 98YEAROLD RAF veteran has helped to raise almost €100,000 to stop the closure of a veterans club in Belgium ● Sport p25 with a sponsored walk on the 75th anniversary of VE Day. George Sutherland said he was inspired by fundraising phenomenon Col Tom Moore, 100, to walk part of the Fencing way between the World War I cemetery at Lijssenthoek and the club, Talbot House, in the centre of Poperinge Tailor-made in West Flanders. So far he has raised €89,635 of for history the €100,000 target. Joined on the walk by his son Alex, the former Leading Aircraftman was cheered on by supporters along the 3.5km route. He was accompanied by a bagpiper for the final half kilometre. Before starting the walk, George said: “I’m still a fit man – I used to be a footballer.” Talbot House, which opened in 1915, was in danger of having to shut its doors permanently HAVE-A-GO HERO: WWII after being forced veteran George Sutherland hits by the coronavirus the fundraising trail in Belgium; pandemic to close for above, as an aircraft mechanic the first time since the in Amiens; left, posing at the Lijssenthoek war cemetery German occupation after completing his walk ● Sport p26 in 1940. ● Cont. p3 INSPIRATION: Col Tom Moore WHO’S MADE AN IMPACT? Recognise the passion. Nominate the Armed Forces Technician you know who stands high above the rest. IET Achievement Awards theiet.org/achievement The Institution of Engineering and Technology is registered as a Charity in England and Wales (No. 211014) and Scotland (No. SC038698). The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Michael Faraday House, Six Hills Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 2AY, United Kingdom. Royal Air Force News Friday, May 15, 2020 P3 I often get people crying and saying: My legs are tired While everyone was but my mind is racing out hunting for toilet rolls, ‘Thank you very much for doing it because we ” “I was out hunting for gym “never see anything about autism on TV’ “ Capt Tom p11 equipment Actor Christopher Ecclestone on ” ” Fg Off Amy the new series of The A Word Cokyane on Rn’R p4-5 her home gym, built to keep fit during lockdown Sport p25 Supervet goes the distance l continued from front Talbot House manager Simon Louagie said: “We’re immensely proud of George. I have known him for most of my life and he is a very modest man. “Talbot House means a lot to people – it has always been there for the Armed Forces and vice-versa. RAF News Room 68 “George said he wants to be able Lancaster Building to go back to Talbot House to have HQ Air Command his cuppa and meet people. If the High Wycombe place closes he will lose his hobby.” Buckinghamshire Born in Poperinge, the son of HP14 4UE a Scottish father and a Flemish mother, George enlisted in the RAF Editor: Simon Williams in January 1941 at Edinburgh and Email: [email protected] trained as an airframe mechanic, entering service with 141 Squadron Sports Editor: Daniel Abrahams at St Athan. Email: [email protected] He went on to see action on 20 Tel: 07966 429755 different airfields in the UK and in Europe. After having worked Features Editor: Tracey Allen on Beaufighters, his main job Email: [email protected] was repairing damaged Mosquito WALK OF VALOUR: George night-fighters. Sutherland assisted by his son Alex News Editor: Simon Mander In August 1946 he resumed starts his challenge. PHOTO: Eric his old job as a gardener with the Compernolle All advertising: Imperial War Graves Commission next 40 years. has helped people all his life. hope to close the gap soon to reach Edwin Rodrigues and continued to look after Simon said: “George is a local “George’s goal was to raise the fundraising total.” Tel: 07482 571535 Lijssenthoek War Cemetery for the celebrity, everyone knows him. He awareness of Talbot House too. We l Go to: GoFundMe to donate. Email: edwin.rodrigues@rafnews. co.uk Subscriptions and This Week In History distribution: JPIMedia Print Holdings Ltd 1963 26 Whitehall Road V-Force Euro role Leeds LS12 1BE The RAF’s V-Force is formally Tel: 020 7855 7574 assigned to the Supreme Allied Email: [email protected] Commander Europe for targeting, planning and execution of nuclear strikes. It remains under British control for national operations. 1941 Bismark mission A PRU Spitfire flying from RAF 2001 Wick spots the German warship Extracts from The Bismark anchored near Bergen in C-17 weighs in Royal Air Force Norway. The mission provides the Day By Day by intelligence leading to the chase The C-17 Globemaster III heavy lift transport Air Cdre Graham and eventual sinking of the pride aircraft enters service with the Royal Air Force Pitchfork (The of the German fleet. with 99 Sqn at Brize Norton in Oxfordshire History Press). COVID-19: WE ARE HERE TO HELP In these challenging times, we’re here to support serving personnel, vulnerable veterans and their families. EMERGENCY GRANTS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND STATIONS LEGAL AND EMPLOYMENT ADVICE HELPLINE ONLINE WELLBEING ZONE 24/7 EMOTIONAL SUPPORT HELPLINE AND COUNSELLING ONLINE MINDFULNESS FREECALL 0300 102 1919 rafbf.org/covid19 The RAF Benevolent Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales (1081009) and Scotland (SC038109). Royal Air Force News Friday, May 15, 2020 P5 News News bulletin Family on the NHS frontline LAC James joins medic parents in Britain’s battle against Covid-19 WWII SURVIVOR: Mieczysław Stachiewicz Tony Durrant he’ll be well looked after.” THE FIGHT against Covid-19 is a LAC Brown has just Polish Bomber family affair for a Reservist airman finished a degree in whose parents are NHS nurses. Aerospace Engineering Command hero LAC James Brown, 23, stepped at Teesside University and up for full-time duty with the lives at the family home in dies aged 102 Covid Task Force after being Middlesbrough, where he is on A POLISH pilot who took part inspired by his father David standby for task force duties. in Bomber Command’s famous Brown, a theatre nurse, and He said: “I’m very conscious 1000-bomber raid over Cologne mother Debbie, a health visitor. of the hours my parents are and completed 33 missions over “At the start of the pandemic working and the pressures they Occupied Europe has died aged 102. I was worried about Mum and SPECIALIST: Anaesthetic nurse David Brown are under so we give each other At the outbreak of WWII Dad and the risks they faced,” space at home.” Mieczysław Stachiewicz was posted said LAC Brown, of 611 (West Mrs Brown added: “As a family to 4 Air Force Regiment having Lancashire) Sqn, RAF Woodvale, we are coping well. graduated from the Polish Air on Merseyside. “We’re committed, we are Force School in Dęblin and recently “I am immensely proud of a team, making sure we get started studying architecture at them and stepping up to volunteer enough rest. We talk to each Warsaw Polytechnic. for full-time duty was my way of other and make time for In September 1939, he was helping them and the NHS.” exercise, which helps evacuated to Romania and interned Specialist anaesthetic nurse immensely.” but escaped to France where he Mr Brown works in full PPE to joined the Polish Air Force. deal with Covid-19 patients at the FAMILY James Cook University Hospital, AFFAIR : LAC James Middlesbrough, while Mrs Brown HEALTH VISITOR: Mum Debbie Brown Brown joins masks up to care for vulnerable parents to fight families in the area. supported in his role. I’m very coronavirus Mrs Brown, who works for proud of him.” with Task Force Harrogate and District NHS Former RAF photographer PHOTOS: FLT Foundation Trust, said: “When Mr Brown said: “I’m proud of LT MARK I heard James was committed to James and wasn’t surprised that MCKINSTRY the Covid Task Force I was a little he volunteered. With the RAF’s wary but know he will be well training and resources, I know After the French surrendered, he fled to Britain and in June 1940 completed pilot training and joined 301 ‘Land of Pomerania’ Bomber Squadron flying Fairey Battle and Vickers Wellington aircraft. Despite wartime service Stachiewicz continued studying The Few become one and graduated in architectural engineering from Liverpool BATTLE OF Britain air gunner Flt Lt Terry Clark has died have an aircraft built for the job.” University in 1946. at the age of 101 - leaving just one surviving member of Flying from RAF Tangmere in Sussex Clark was He relinquished his commission the World War II heroes dubbed The Few by part of a crew who shot down a number of as a Flying Officer in 1948. He was Winston Churchill. German aircraft including a Junkers bomber, awarded the Silver Cross of the Born in Croydon he a Messerschmitt 410 night fighter and a Virtutis Militari War Order, the signed up in 1938 at the Heinkel. Cross of Valour and two bars, the age of just 16 seeking He was awarded the DFM for one Air Medal, the Pilot’s Field Badge, adventure and was attack on a Junker and later made as well as commemorative British posted with 614 Sqn contact with a German crewman he decorations.
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