The cousins of the pilot travelled over from Dublin for the ceremony and met the former coastguard, who as a child in 1940 rescued the pilot when he crashed at Bembridge the first time.
Ahead of the D-Day 75 off Ventnor commemorations (all welcome, details within), David Baldwin shares this fascinating background to the town's involvement in the largest seaborne invasion in history.
A very special D-Day commemoration takes place on the evening of 5th June on Ventnor seafront, as 300 veterans on board a liner heading for Normandy, stop off the Ventnor coast to take part.
Chad says the Warriors management have been brilliant and that "being offered a chance to go straight into the main team at reserve is a dream come true".
Well done to Isle of Wight musician, Ric Stanbridge, who is now performing an understudy role in the West End production of 'Let It Be', currently on tour in Europe.
The CEO of Isle of Wight NHS Trust 'profoundly apologises' for the massive impact felt after the Island’s drug and alcohol service stopped taking new referrals for alcohol treatment. One councillor says it's been a 'huge failure'.
Although nine out of ten Islanders dependent on alcohol did not attend therapy, of those that did, the rate of recovery was above the national average.