ONE of the last pilots of the Second World War celebrated his 100th birthday with a special flypast from the RAF.
George Dunn, who lives in Saltdean, flew Mosquitos and Halifax bombers while completing 44 operations during the war, joining the air force in 1941 after seeing the Battle of Britain over his childhood home in Kent.
He continued his flying after the end of the war and, as a test pilot, flew a number of different aircraft.
George celebrated his special birthday with over 80 friends, who had travelled from the likes of Devon, Lincoln and Norfolk to mark the occasion, culminating with a Spitfire flypast by the RAF over Rottingdean.
He said: “If anyone had told me years ago, especially in the RAF, that I would live to 100, I would have just laughed at them.”
After completing his basic training, George contracted a lung infection and was not allowed to leave the country.
However, ignoring medical advice, he joined his class when they were sent to Canada to continue their training.
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