A woman flew in her late grandfather’s restored WW2 RAF plane after she traced it on the other side of the world – and recreated her favorite photo. Courtney Dohnt, 38, was never able to meet her grandfather, Charles Bryce Watson, who fought alongside the Brits in a Hawker Hurricane. The plane, named Pegs, after his beloved wife Peggy, was shot down during a raid on German-occupied Dieppe, France, in August 1942.
Charles was captured as a prisoner of war for four years, and his plane sank – but his stories lived on through Courtney’s family. A photo of him alongside the plane had a prominent place in their home in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. His family heard about a Hawker Hurricane being restored in Maidenhead, Berkshire, and got in touch to learn more about the plane.
