The boy who built a WW2 bomber sees it fly again

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A 99-year-old who worked on the first Lancaster bombers to be built at an aerospace factory is returning to watch a flypast by one of the aircraft.

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will mark the 80th anniversary of the plane's creation in north Wales.

Ken Shield lived in Broughton, Flintshire, and worked at the town's aerospace factory at the start of the World War Two, fitting instruments to the planes.

After joining the Welsh Guards, his skills were later put to use as one of Prime Minister Winston Churchill's security team.

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