It had been set up to breed a super race

The Germans would steal coal

You realise that you've saved peoples' lives

You have to get it right

We were told to about-turn and on guard with bayonets

They were good days, happy days

For me to have that connection felt very very special

a whir and a bang and nothing else

the aircraft appeared to be totally on fire

the thing nearly killed me

It wasn’t that they were bombing people they were bombing places.

There was sparks galore.