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A World War Two bomber being refueled by a tanker truck.

Man cutting birthday cake with numeric candles displaying "100".

"Our job, which was like looking for a needle in a haystack, was to fly around the Atlantic in a certain pattern and try to come across a U-boat that was on the surface."
A twin-engined bomber flying overhead.

A sepia photograph of a smiling young man with blond hair.

"I don't really know why I chose the air force at the time, I think it seemed a bit more glamorous, but (being part of a bomber crew) was not glamorous at all."

A black and white photo of six airman in uniform standing in front of a building.

"It (the Vickers Wellington) was very, very reliable. I don't know if it was true or not, we were told it would even float if you went down on water."

An aircrew sitting underneath a twin-engined bomber as another bomber takes off in the background.

"It was quite spectacular, at the end of the war there was a U-boat that wanted to surrender,"
Bert said.

A black and white image of a German submarine.

"We looked out the window and saw the port wing and the port engine was on fire [and] we were absolutely helpless. We were in the hands of the pilot, of course,"
Bert said.

"I was diagnosed with PTSD after the war, but I'm still here."
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