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Brian Walley survived a plane crash and a WWII prison camp to make it to 104

· By Madigan Landry
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Eighty five years ago, Brian Walley, a prisoner of war in a German camp after crashing his bomber into the North Sea, doubted he would live for long. Yesterday, he celebrated his 104th birthday.

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