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Local News · BarnetD-Day veteran Ken Hay dies aged 101
D-Day veteran Ken Hay, known to schoolchildren as 'Grandad Ken', has died at the age of 101. Hay landed in Normandy days after the invasion, was captured and held as a prisoner of war, and later dedicated his life to educating young people about the conflict.
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WorldArchaeologists recover near-complete V1 flying bomb engine in Kent marsh
Research Resource Archaeology uncovered significant parts of a German V1 flying bomb, including an almost intact Argus pulse-jet engine, at Chetney Marsh in Kent. The 1944 crash site offers rare evidence of wartime interception techniques.
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