personally, i thought we d met each other all our lives. john meller is a veteran of the second world war. he served in the raf as a crewman on board lancaster bombers. and jack berry, who is autistic and non verbal, is a keen artist. he has turned some of his paintings of aircraft into a book, raising money for military charities. jack has been touring around aviation museums to meet some of the people who helped with his book, and one of those who inspired him isjohn. jack s book, as i say, it shows how artistic he is. his drawings are absolutely perfect. i have got one of his books, i look at it practically every day. he is a real artist, no doubt about that. they have connected via their computers, but this is a chance for the two to meet face to face and to exchange gifts. this model of the lancaster was made byjohn during the war. forjack, this is a chance to meet one of his heroes. obviouslyjack loves history,
and jack berry, who is autistic and nonverbal, is a keen artist. he has turned some of his paintings of aircraft into a book, raising money for military charities. jack has been touring around aviation museums to meet some of the people who helped with his book, and one of those who inspired him isjohn. jack s book, as i say, it shows how artistic he is. his drawings are absolutely perfect. i have got one of his books, i look at it basically every day. he is a real artist, no doubt about that. they have connected via their computers, but this is a chance for the two to meet face to face and to exchange gifts. this model of a lancaster was made byjohn during the war. forjack, this is a chance to meet one of his heroes. 0bviouslyjack loves history, so it has been an opportunity for him to actually learn something from john, notjust by social media or zoom, but actually face to face,
in the book he has created. john maguire was there. hello, jack! lovely to see you. oh, that s for me? thank you very much indeed. this is the moment two friends, although generations apart in age, met in person for the very first time. we have been waiting for this day, haven t we? really have. personally, i thought we d missed each other all our lives. john meller is a veteran of the second world war. he served in the raf as a crewman on board lancaster bombers. and jack berry, who is autistic and non verbal, is a keen artist. he has turned some of his paintings of aircraft into a book, raising money for military charities. jack has been touring around aviation museums to meet some of the people who helped with his book, and one of those who inspired him isjohn. jack s book, as i say,
and nonverbal, is a keen artist. he has turned some of his paintings of aircraft into a book, raising money for military charities. jack has been touring around aviation museums to meet some of the people who helped with his book, and one of those who inspired him isjohn. jack s book, as i say, it shows how artistic he is. his drawings are absolutely perfect. i have got one of his books, i look at it basically every day. he is a real artist, no doubt about that. they have connected via their computers, but this is a chance for the two to meet face to face and to exchange gifts. this model of a lancaster was made byjohn during the war. forjack, this is a chance to meet one of his heroes. 0bviouslyjack loves history, so it has been an opportunity for him to actually learn something from john, notjust by social media or zoom, but actually face to face,