The Queen has unveiled a memorial to tens of thousands of airmen who died in the Second World War. The Bomber Command Memorial remembers the sacrifice of the RAF crew who played a crucial part in winning the War and faced death on a daily basis.
World War II veteran Freddie Johnson, 91, is travelling from his home in Tadcaster to London for the unveiling of a memorial dedicated to him and his Bomber Command colleagues.
He was shot down twice during his 92 bombing missions and holds the Distinguished Flying Cross for gallantry.
I am an RAF child who grew up with 'V bombers' at the bottom of the garden, they were the fighting machines of post-war Bomber Command
Second World War veterans gathered today to see the Queen unveil a memorial to tens of thousands of airmen who died in the Second World War.
Members of Bomber Command who flew in WWII will receive long overdue recognition for their duty when the Queen unveils a War Memorial