A heroic Spitfire pilot who gave his life during the Second World War to save 1,000 children still inspires youngsters 80 years later.
On March 24 1943, Flying Officer Raimund Sanders Draper steered his fighter away from their school when his engine failed after take-off.
He stayed in the cockpit to make sure it didn’t hit the school in Hornchurch, East London, now named after him.
