RAF veteran who survived more than 70 sorties during WW2 has celebrated his 100th birthday

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Date: 19/07/2023<br />
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Pictured: Des Curtis today with his 100th birthday balloons.<br />
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An RAF veteran who survived more than 70 sorties during the Second World War has celebrated his 100th birthday.<br />
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Flight Lieutenant Des Curtis was a brilliant Mosquito navigator who was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and immortalised on the front cover of boy's own adventure magazine 'Victor'.<br />
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After the war he developed an unlikely friendship with the commander of a German U-boat that was destroyed by Des' aircraft.<br />
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He is believed to be the last surviving member of 618 Squadron, which was closely linked to the legendary 617 'Dambusters' Squadron.