Memorial honours Irish war pilot

SIXTY years ago yesterday, at the height of one of the fiercest battles of World War II, an RAF transport plane was shot down near Arnhem in the Netherlands.

At the helm was Flight Lieutenant David Lord, an Irish pilot whose deeds are still remembered by Dutch locals and comrades.

Last weekend a memorial was unveiled at the Airborne Museum Hartenstein near Oosterbeek, Arnhem. The memorial was dedicated by the Market Garden Foundation, a Dutch-based association. The memorial was unveiled by two veterans of the operation and Mrs Imelda Buckley, first cousin of David Lord VC