Summary
War hero Laurie Butler was forced to ditch into the sea during a vicious storm as he served in the Royal Air Force volunteer reserve during the Second World War.
Today the 85-year-old Coleshill man will remember lost colleagues as veterans and contemporary air service personnel mark 90 years of the service.See the full content of this document
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Coleshill Man Sole Survivor of Sea Crash
The former wireless operator air gunner narrowly escaped death after his Wellington Bomber crashed into black waters near Benegal in 1943.
The crash was widely reported, inclu...See the full content of this document
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