WWII RAF Veteran Jack Hemmings Celebrates 103rd Birthday With Red Arrows Flypast

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Former RAF Squadron Leader Jack Hemmings AFC celebrated his 103rd birthday on Thursday with a flypast from the Red Arrows.

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