845 Naval Air Squadron in Malaysia,1965.

On February 14, 1965, his helicopter’s control system failed and he went crashing into a notorious Malaysian jungle.

Accident investigators assessing the wreckage couldn’t believe that Lieutenant Neil Burns-Thomson and his passengers had survived, yet alone walked away unscathed.

But the next day he was up in the air again, as he continued to fly troops back and forth during a conflict with Indonesia.

For 18 months, seven days a week, Lt Burns-Thomson, now of Bungay, flew navy helicopters in Malaysia as part of the 845 Naval Air Squadron.

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