Stories from across the globe
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If you had brown skin, you had to polish your boots a bit harder.
Peter Ramrayka -
Wearing my country's shirt was quite special.
Flt. Lt. Gareth Davies -
If he hadn't got the engine started, we'd all have died.
Trevor Morris -
I can't quite remember what it felt like to be released.
Bob Ankerson -
I'm a more confident person, in the best possible way.
Cadet Holden, A -
Turns out his father had rescued my father 50 years ago.
Graham Withers -
The first jet bombers were coming in.
Trevor Morris -
As soon as we got off the ground I felt elated.
Air Cdre Paul Godfrey -
Exposed to the greatest danger, he refused to back down.
Mark Johnson -
We attached candles to hydrogen balloons.
Stan Holmes -
My father threw his medals into the Thames
Minnie Driver -
They all got out, just as the port engine burst into flames.
Barry Love