a 14—year—old boy with autism with a passion for military history has used his drawings to raise money for the veterans who inspire him. since covid restrictions were eased, jack berry and his family have been travelling to see some of the people — and planes — that feature 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 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