Peter Potter's story is a remarkable one, and there's no one better to tell it than the man himself.
Peter, now aged 92, put his life on the line for our country during World War II. He ran away from home and lied about his age to join the RAF at just 17. Peter flew over 30 missions with Bomber Command's No. 626 Squadron as a rear-gunner, mainly in Lancaster bombers, during which he was injured only once after smashing his jaw while pulling out of a dive.
In one particularly daring mission, Peter flew at just 500 feet, dropping mines over the heavily fortified Kiel Canal.
"We ended up with 154 holes in the plane and it's not something I'd ever wish to do again!", Peter remembers. Peter was delighted to receive his Légion d'Honneur award during a much-needed break with his wife Janet at Princess Marina house, our care and respite home on the south coast for serving and retired RAF personel.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcAcdykr1b8
Peter, now aged 92, put his life on the line for our country during World War II. He ran away from home and lied about his age to join the RAF at just 17. Peter flew over 30 missions with Bomber Command's No. 626 Squadron as a rear-gunner, mainly in Lancaster bombers, during which he was injured only once after smashing his jaw while pulling out of a dive.
In one particularly daring mission, Peter flew at just 500 feet, dropping mines over the heavily fortified Kiel Canal.
"We ended up with 154 holes in the plane and it's not something I'd ever wish to do again!", Peter remembers. Peter was delighted to receive his Légion d'Honneur award during a much-needed break with his wife Janet at Princess Marina house, our care and respite home on the south coast for serving and retired RAF personel.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcAcdykr1b8
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