BBCNEWS BBC World News America June 4, 2024 21:22:00
Brown never married, and had no children. he was born injamaica, and hejoined the royal air force back in 1943. but its hoped some surviving relatives might emerge to give him a proper send—off. helena wilkinson reports. this is peter brown when he was serving as a flight sergeant in the royal air force in 1945. age 17, it's thought the young jamaican had travelled thousands of miles so he could volunteer to fly and fight in world war ii. after training, he flew as a crewmember in the avro lancaster, britain's famous strategic bomber that was used as the raf�*s main weapon against targets ...