MPX5159494: Norman Jackson VC sitting in the cockpit of an Avro Lancaster Bomber of the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Norman Cyril Jackson VC pictured in the cockpit of an Avro Lancaster during the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight in 1968. Unsurprisingly, Victoria Crosses don't come easy and Norman Jackson's was no exception. On the 26th April 1944 Jackson, a Lancaster bomber pilot, was returning from a raid on Schweinfurt in Germany when his plane was attacked by an enemy fighter. During the ensuing gun battle one of the starboard engines on the Lancaster caught fire. The internal fire extinguishers failed to dampen the flames. He slipped on his parachute and climbed out onto the wing. Because of the altitude, the temperature outside the plane was well below zero and with windspeed at 200 mph, it was a miracle that Jackson managed to stay on the wing. He inched his way down the outside of the plane and was able to put out the flames with a fire extinguisher he had tucked into his jacket. However, as he made his way back up the plane the enemy fighter attacked again. This time it managed to finish the job. Jackson was plucked from the wing by the explosion and was severely burnt by the blast. As he fell he noticed that his parachute had caught fire and he fought desperately to save it. The burnt and mangled chute failed to slow him down enough and Jackson hit the ground at an alarming speed, breaking both his ankles. He was found a few hours later and despite his injuries, made to walk to the nearest town, where he had to undergo yet more punishment, a stoning from the locals! He was finally liberated from his ordeal by American troops and returned home a hero on V.E Day. 8th May 1968 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5159535: Tony Benn, was a British Labour Party politician who was a Member of Parliament (MP) for 50 years, died on 14 March 2014. Pictured, Anthony Wedgewood Benn, the Post Master General on a visit to Cardiff, at the Cardiff Post Office, trying out the franking machine in the sorting office. 30th April 1965 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5159536: Tony Benn, was a British Labour Party politician who was a Member of Parliament (MP) for 50 years, died on 14 March 2014. Pictured here, Manager of Technology Anthony Wedgwood Benn and managing director Graham Strachan of John Brown Engineering face the press in the model room of JBE at Clydebank. The subject was the troubles of the QE2. 12th February 1969 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5159540: Tony Benn, was a British Labour Party politician who was a Member of Parliament (MP) for 50 years, died on 14 March 2014. Pictured, at the Cardiff Business Club held at the Royal Hotel Cardiff last night. Left to right are Mr T Leslie Lowe (Chairman and Managing Director, Davies, Middleton and Davies) host for the evening Tony Benn (The Guest Speaker) and the Lord Mayor of Cardiff Ald C Horwood. 21st October 1963 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5159543: Tony Benn, was a British Labour Party politician who was a Member of Parliament (MP) for 50 years, died on 14 March 2014. Pictured here, Energy Minister Tony Benn took his wife Caroline on a walkabout yesterday down a coal mine at Solsgirth Mine in Fife. 11th June 1977 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images