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A Battle of Britain veteran has celebrated her 101st birthday. Eve Farnell, who lives at The Hall in Thornton-le-Dale, was 101 last Wednesday, 80 years since she supported pilots during the Battle of Britain. Born in Hertfordshire, Eve grew up in the village of Ashwell, until the beginning of the Second World War. Serving in the Women’s Royal Air Force during the Second World War, Eve was stationed in Sandwich, as an aircraft expert, who typed everything spoken by fighter pilots during the Battle of Britain. She met her husband John, who also served in the RAF, and the couple married in 1944.
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