One of the amazing things about Dambusters2012 is when you come across the human side of the men who flew the bombers in WW2. They are old now, but are a very special generation to which we owe an enormous debt.
George Hatt will be 92 in July but back in 1940 he married his first wife on Christmas eve 1940 in a church in the East End caught by the blitz. Only the altar left standing. How romantic is that!
He went on to be based at St Athan in Wales and became a flight engineer on Lancasters.
He has never claimed his medals. As you would expect, his daughter Jo who passed this on to me via twitter is very proud of him. So she should be. 'Respect is due' as they say.
#bomberboys #lestweforget