A fitting memorial to Britain's fighters in Luxembourg

(JB) Dignitaries and former Royal Air Force members paid tribute at the weekend to the men who lost their lives protecting Luxembourg.

The Royal Air Forces Association Luxembourg Branch gathered at memorials in Hollerich and Bettendorf to honour the victims of the Second World War in a two-day event commonly known as Wings Weekend.

In a fitting tribute, recently appointed British Ambassador to Luxembourg Alice Walpole laid wreaths at the two sites.

Fallen hero Douglas Cameron was remembered at the memorial stone of the Flying Officer in Bettendorf 71 years after his death.

The pilot from the 226th Squadron was the first pilot from the Allied forces to die in Luxembourg. He lost his life in May 1940 when he was struck down by German anti-aircraft fire.

The young pilot made an emergency landing on a small hill but died from loss of blood at a hospital in Diekirch.

During the ceremony, a Puma HC1 helicopter belonging to the British Armed Forces was flown in. The weekend finished with an Royal Air Force ball.