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As a teenager in Jamaica, Neil Flanigan was one of over 10,000 from the West Indies who answered the call to join the Armed Forces.
He joined the RAF in 1943, where he served as a technician in Bomber Command, maintaining the instrumentation on bombers, such as the Lancaster, to ensure they were airworthy.
We Were There aims to collect as many first-hand accounts as possible by 2025, the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, to preserve veterans accounts for future generations.
The BBC is currently working on the project with a number of partners including the Normandy Memorial Trust and Royal British Legion. Some of the stories collected may be shared with our partners and used on BBC News platforms.