Hundreds attend funeral of black WWII veteran Flight Sergeant Peter Brown

Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of black WWII veteran Flight Sergeant Peter Brown at an historic RAF church

Born in Jamaica, Mr Brown enlisted in the RAF Volunteer Reserve in 1943 and flew Lancaster bomber planes before training as a wireless operator.

He died alone aged 96 in Maida Vale, west London, in December last year.

#raf #royalairforce #black #jamaica

Read more on this story here: https://news.sky.com/story/hundreds-of-mourners-gather-for-funeral-of-black-raf-pilot-who-fought-in-second-world-war-12889207

SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews
Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews

For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps:
Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8
Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB

Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/

Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog

Sky News videos are also available in German here/Hier können Sie außerdem Sky News-Videos auf Deutsch finden: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHYg31l2xrF-Bj859nsOfnA

To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales