Mi Amigo bomber: Man who has cleaned Yorkshire war memorial for decades has tools stolen

Tony Foulds, 88, has seen it as his duty to clean the memorial to 10 US airmen in Sheffield's Endcliffe Park since it was built, after he claims the Mi Amigo bomber plane they were flying in swerved to avoid him while he was fighting with other children. The crash, in February 1944, was brought more recently to public attention by Dan Walker on BBC Breakfast, when Foulds said the airman had waved to try to get the children to move out of the way.

So many individuals, families and companies offered to help - I went with the first ones who were Screwfix, who are going to replace everything.' Patrick McDonough , who set up the fundraising page, said more than £1,000, which had been raised since Wednesday, would go to Foulds, in order to fund his work in the future. He said in a post on the page: 'Thank you everyone who has donated to the cause.

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