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Will Sutcliffe from Hebden Bridge was am engineer in the RAF during World War Two. Posted out to Iceland, Will celebrated VE Day with colleagues on the airbase. He remembers a joyous atmosphere but most of all the hearty meal they were given. On the menu was soup, roast turkey, sausage, veal, potatoes, peas and a cold beer. It was more than they were used to. Celebrations were short as the war with Japan was still ongoing. Many of Will's peers were re-patriated and then sent out back out to the Far East. Image: The menu Will enjoyed on VE Day.
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