I was boxing three or four times a week
Born in Kilrush, County Clare in 1929, Peter Keane joined the RAF at the age of 17. His career took him all around the world serving as a PT Instructor, parachute expert and jungle survival specialist. And his skills in the ring made him a star of the RAF's boxing team.
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I'll remember his name til the day I die
Peter KeaneI could barely walk, let alone fight
Peter Keane
I followed my brother into the RAF
Peter KeaneMy eyes were opened to a whole new world
Peter KeaneYou could eat snakes, monkeys, rats and boars if you could catch them
Peter Keane
No-one had jumped from 40,000 ft before
Peter KeaneI had no intention of becoming a chef
Peter Keane
The TSR 2 had broken down on the runway
Peter Keane
The chief headhunter wanted us to join his tribe
Peter Keane