BRITAIN’S oldest surviving RAF officer has died aged 105 – and he never even told his family he had been awarded the OBE.

Second World War hero Frank Bagshaw played a key role in keeping fighter planes airborne during the fiercest battles.

Now his only relative, daughter Marjorie, is trying to learn more about the medal, found after his death last week. Frank, who lived in Leeds, served in the RAF for 38 years. During the war, it was his job to put damaged aircraft back into the skies as soon as possible.

“Like most service people he would not talk about the war, so you didn’t get to know about these things,” said Marjorie.

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