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JOHNNIE Johnson had just the right name for a Spitfire pilot. It simply oozed Old School derring-do. But that was just the start of it, because Johnson, son of a Leicestershire policeman, also possessed enormous courage, tactical nous and an invincibility that combined to make him the top scoring RAF fighter ace of the Second World War. Now two new books by acclaimed Worcester war historian Dilip Sarkar explore the man behind the legend and flesh out his amazing  aerial exploits. Johnnie Johnson’s Great Adventure (£19.95) and Johnnie Johnson 1942 War Diary: The War Diary of the Spitfi...

Updated Wednesday, 23rd December 2020, 7:52 pm According to Sussex Roads Police, officers in a marked car were stationed in the Chichester area when a car drove past at 94mph. Police confirmed a ticket was issued to the driver. Another driving offence was reported by the police on the A27 this morning (Wednesday). Following a collision between Fontwell and Tangmere shortly before 6am, Sussex Roads Police officer Tom Van Der Wee revealed that a man 'drove past our crash scene whilst filming on his mobile phone'. His Twitter post read: "There’s a letter in the post to you from Sussex Polic...

One lane of the road has been closed following the collision between Fontwell and Tangmere this morning. PC Tom Van Der Wee of the Sussex Police Roads Policing Unit is one of the officers on the scene. He provided an update on the incident via social media shortly before 7am. PC Van Der Wee said: "We’re on the scene at a road traffic collision with the South East Coast Ambulance Service and the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service on the A27 westbound between Fontwell and Tangmere. We’re on scene at a road traffic collision with @SECAmbulance and @WestSussexFire on the #A27 w...

Driver seriously injured in A27 crash A driver was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a crash on the A27 this morning (Wednesday, December 23). Wednesday, 23rd December 2020, 11:47 am Police officers, ambulance crews and firefighters, from Chichester and Worthing, responded to a collision between Fontwell and Tangmere shortly before 6am. West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service confirmed one person was freed from a vehicle and left in the care of paramedics, after the incident on Arundel Road. According to PC Tom Van Der Wee, one lane was closed westbound for three hours. One lane wa...

Graham Patrick Lt-Cdr Graham Patrick, who has died aged 99, flew the “Applecore” and the Avenger as an observer, and later helped to refurbish Holyrood Palace. In 1942-43 Patrick was an observer flying with Lieutenant-Commander Sam Walsh, the commanding officer of 841 Naval Air Squadron. They flew the Fairey Albacore or “Applecore”, as it was nicknamed, which was intended as a replacement for the Swordfish; however, it proved unsuccessful as a dive- and torpedo-bomber except at night. From bases at Manston, Tangmere and Exeter, their black-painted Albacores stalked the Channel, contro...