Clifford Storr survived a crash-landing and emerged unscathed from 50 bombing raids.
A man who was a Lancaster bomber navigator during World War Two has celebrated his 100th birthday.
Clifford Storr survived a crash-landing and emerged unscathed from 25 bombing raids, and then volunteered to do 25 more.He celebrated his centenary with family, friends and staff at the care home where he lives, near Banbury, Oxfordshire. Mr Storr is one of the last surviving air crew from WW2 Bomber Command, and served as a Flt Lt on bombers based at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire.Mr Storr survived a crash-landing and emerged unscathed from 25 bombing raids, and then volunteered to do 25 more"You could see the trace of bullets whizzing through the length of the aircraft," he said.Mr Storr accidentally opened his parachute inside the bomber, but the rest of the crew refused to bail out.
After surviving two tours of duty, Mr Storr admitted to the BBC that civilian life was not as exciting.His birthday celebrations involved planned performances by the Military Wives Choir, the RAF Band from RAF Brize Norton, and the D-Day Darlings.
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