One of the many little-known heroes that fought in World War II, former Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot George Dunn DFC became linked to Greece when he flew to Athens in 1947, after the war had ended, to deliver a “Spitfire” fighter aircraft donated to the country, ANA reports.
It was one of 77 planes then granted by the British government to reorganize the Greek air force. The very same aircraft was recently fully restored and made flight-capable and, in January this year, 98-year-old George Dunn was there to witness its first test flight after 67 years on the ground.
The Athens-Macedonian News Agency approached Dunn at his home in the English countryside and asked him to recount his experiences and all he can remember of that time in an interview which was subsequently published by ANA.
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