A campaign led by our Year 5 children last year has led to a permanent memorial in the centre of York. The children learnt about the heroic actions of French pilot Yves Mahe who saved York from further damage during a bombing raid in 1942.
See York Press for more details:
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/11190858.Memorial_to_French_airman_who_helped_save_York/