Ridgewell

Casey Bukowski is wearing a leather jacket strapped into a plane seat, with clouds behind him and some fields visible below.

102-year-old veteran flies glider over RAF base

Casey Bukowski returns to the ex-RAF Ridgewell base more than 80 years after serving there.

Casey Bukowski onboard a glider plane. He has his mouth open and is wearing a cap, jacket and dark sunglasses. There is a cloudy sky behind him and green fields below.

Veteran takes to the skies to mark 102nd birthday

Casey Bukowski returns to the ex-RAF Ridgewell base more than 80 years after serving there.

Casey Bukowski and his friend Jared Cummings in a plane in Essex

War veteran takes to skies to mark 100th birthday

Casey Bukowski will visit Normandy to meet veterans to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day.