A former flight engineer during the Second World War from Tenby, enjoyed a real high over the weekend as he set off on a memorable flying experience over Pembrokeshire.

Eighty-six-year-old Des Thomas, of St. George Street, flew from Haverfordwest Airport in a two-seater Cessna 150 plane on Sunday, on a 'flight of a lifetime' arranged by the Over The Rainbow Dream Come True charity, with many of his family and friends there, too, to watch.

Des lost both his legs several years ago, following two cases of septicemia and one of MRSA.

During his time in service, Des was a flight engineer with 460 Squadron RAAF and completed 33 operations with the squadron, including the raid on Berlin on March 24, 1944 and Nuremberg on March 30.

Des served with the Tenby Fire Brigade for 30 years, and was station officer for a large part of that time. He was awarded the BEM (British Empire Medal) for his services.