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Dec. 26 23 year old H-Bomber Pilot: A 23 year old pilot, Flying Officer Peter Perry, of Doddington, yesterday became the youngest flyer ever to be given command of one of Britain's £1 million Valiant H-bombers. With a crew of four-including 21-year old co-pilot and electronics officer, he flew from RAF Station Honington, Suffolk, on a 2, 500 -mile blombing exercise. He is the first of a new elite few who are being made captains of RAF V-bombers at a younger age than ever before. Photo shows Flying officer Peter Perry and the Valiant H-bomber he now commands
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