An RAF veteran took to the skies one more time at the grand old age of 97 - thanks to a kind-hearted teenage pilot. Ex-engine fitter Harry Appleton was treated to a 20-minute flight above the skies of Manchester in 18-year-old Nathaniel McMurray's four-seater plane.
Harry, of Swinton, Salford, said: "It was a fabulous day. Absolutely perfect. There's no other way to describe it." Nathaniel, who still hasn’t passed his driving license, flew Harry and other military vets in his Cessna 172 light aircraft for charity on Saturday, May 20.
The schoolboy and air cadet, who started flying at 14, came up with his heartfelt idea after learning about how many veterans 'struggle with social isolation'. And for the next three weekends, he aims to take 100 heroes up in his hired plane, two at a time.
