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'Shells screaming over the top of us' - RAF veteran Alf was gunned down over occupied France 80 years ago and then immediately taken prisoner
Yorkshire Evening Post
|May 08, 2025
Another veteran who will be recalling his experiences this week will be Alf Herring, 101, from Pudsey. He was shot down over occupied France 80 years ago and was taken prisoner almost immediately.
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Having never spoken of his memories of war before, he said: "Here we are at the 80th anniversary of VE Day. I was still in a PoW camp when the war ended.
"It's such a special moment for the country and should remind us all of what we owe those who fought and those who lost their lives."
Mr Herring, an RAF veteran, was a leading aircraftman on the Halifax heavy bombers.
He would take control when it was on a bombing run.
Lying flat in the nose of the plane, his job was to direct the pilot before releasing the bombs.
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