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.
Thomas Telford is another 91-year-old Bomber Command veteran heading to London to witness the memorial's unveiling.
He says that when the sculpture is unveiled today, "I'll certainly think of some of the lads I knew very well who didn't make it - no question about that."
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