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'I worked in the RAF during the Second World War... D-day turned out to be a doddle'

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Two D-Day veterans who are residents of the same Greater Manchester care home have celebrated their 100th birthdays within weeks of each other.

David Teacher and Peter Belcher, who both served in the Second World War and were both involved in the 1942 Normandy landings, have had parties thrown for them and received special cards from The King.

Yet looking back on his incredible life, one of them said D-day in the end turned out to be a 'doddle.' David joined the RAF aged 18 and served in forces from 1942 until the end of the war in 1945. Try MEN Premium now with our amazing New Year offer...

just click here to give it a go. He was a mechanic in an RAF Beach Unit, which was among the first to land on Juno Beach in Normandy on D-Day in 1944.

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