A 99-year-old RAF veteran said he will be remembering friends "who didn't make it like I did" through the Second World War on VE Day.Dennis Bishop, a former leading aircraftsman who saw active service in France, Belgium, Germany and Africa, visited RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire on Wednesday as it prepares for the VE Day flypast on Monday.

A 99-year-old RAF veteran said he will be remembering friends "who didn't make it like I did" through the Second World War on VE Day.Dennis Bishop, a former leading aircraftsman who saw active service in France, Belgium, Germany and Africa, visited RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire on Wednesday as it prepares for the VE Day flypast on Monday.