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A 106-year-old war veteran from Derbyshire has completed his bucket list dream of flying a plane by operating a flight simulator.
Donald Rose, who served as a front-line soldier in World War Two, said: I could just see the sky and I thought: What a wonderful idea. How good that was .
Originally from Westcott, Surrey, Mr Rose joined the army aged 23 and served in North Africa, Italy and France.
Donald received a number of medals and has also been awarded the Legion D Honneur, France s highest honour.
The experience was organised by Donald s care home activity coordinator, Naomi Allsop, who said: He s a beautiful soul inside and out. All the staff love him. He s just amazing.