RAF Veteran John Bell 230323 CEDITN RAF Benevolent Fund.
The WWII Wing Commander turned 100 on 25 March (Pictures: RAF Benevolent Fund).
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WWII veteran who took part in D-Day landings turns 100

RAF Veteran John Bell 230323 CEDITN RAF Benevolent Fund.
The WWII Wing Commander turned 100 on 25 March (Pictures: RAF Benevolent Fund).

A Second World War veteran, who took part in the D-Day landings, has turned 100.

John Bell served as a bomb aimer in all of the operations in Bomber Command.

The Wing Commander joined the RAF in 1940.

Speaking on Remembrance Day last year, he said when he joined the RAF, he had one thing in mind.

"And that was the aircraft from Germany, flying over London, were going to get something back when I joined," he said.

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