A Second World War pilot, who was awarded a distinguished medal for his bravery, is visiting the headquarters of an aircraft conservation group.

Flt Lieut George Dunn, now aged 102, will be the special guest of the Medway Aircraft Preservation Society at its workshop at Rochester Airport.

The veteran serviceman, who took part in dangerous raids on a German secret rocket base, flew Halifax bombers and Mosquitos during the conflict.

Joining the RAF when he was 18, his remarkable courage was honoured with the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC).

During his visit, he will see one of only two Short Brothers Scion aircraft undergoing a lengthy and complex restoration project.

The world-famous plane was built by Shorts at its factory in the Esplanade, Rochester, as a float craft in 1934.

Converted to a land plane with a fixed undercarriage, it passed through various owners before coming to MAPS for renovation.

He will also be shown a recently received Hawker Hurricane fighter that was rescued from Russia when it crashed in July 1942 after being shot down in a dogfight.

The Hurricane was sent to Russia to aid the Russian Air Force in combatting the German infantry and Luftwaffe in an operation code-named Operation Benedict.

At the end of the war, a recovery group returned it to the UK where it went on display at Sandown Airport on the Isle of Wight. When the museum closed the salvaged wreckage was transported to Rochester and put in the capable hand of the MAPS team to repair.

Flt Lieut Dunn, who lives near Brighton, will be visiting the airport on Sunday, December 8, arriving at about 10.15am.