25 May 2017

WW2 bomber squadron pilot denied plaque

From Morning Report, 8:27 am on 25 May 2017

A Nelson-based World War 2 pilot who cheated death many times on wartime raids over Europe, has now been cheated out of a government-subsidised plaque for the headstone he says he'll eventually need. But as Tracy Neal found out he's not angry as much as bemused by what he sees as petty bureaucracy.