WWII Bomber Pilot's Victoria Cross Fetches Record Price
A Victoria Cross awarded to a 21-year-old World War II bomber pilot has sold at auction for £335,000.The VC, which was presented to Flight Lieutenant Bill Reid in 1944 by King George VI, was bought by an anonymous bidder, setting a new record price.
Flt Lt Reid, from Crieff in Perthshire, was given the VC for his part in a bombing raid on Germany in 1943.
He flew his Lancaster bomber 200 miles towards its target over Düsseldorf despite being wounded in two attacks.
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