After serving in the RAF he became a leading figure in the helicopter industry
After serving in the RAF he became a leading figure in the helicopter industry
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He could find key valves and controls throughout his submarine blindfold, something he practised in case of loss of electrics,…
In 1944 he was detached to Surrey to help man an anti-aircraft gun and one night, with an Australian pilot, he shot down a…
As a Buccaneer navigator he marked targets in Iraq during the First Gulf War and was awarded the DFC as ‘a magnificent leader…
Under Busk’s leadership the British Heart Foundation expanded from a research funder into a national force for cardiovascular…
In 38 days more humanitarian relief was provided to the Kurds facing reprisals from Saddam Hussein than in the whole of the…
It was perilous work, and a bomb disposal officer’s reassurance – “If it blows up, you won’t feel a thing!” – did little to ease…
