Dogsey

The long-forgotten grave of the Red Arrows' first mascot, Dusty the dog, has been transformed to mark the team's 50th display season.

Dusty was killed by an aircraft on the eve of the Arrows' first-ever display at RAF Fairford in 1965.

He was buried at the Gloucestershire base but his grave became neglected.
Now his owner, Henry Prince, 80, from Norfolk, has returned to RAF Fairford to see the Labrador retriever's newly-renovated resting place.

Unknown to all but a small number of people, his grave became "unkempt and dirty".

On Tuesday children from nearby Kempsford Primary School, whose parents are serving members of the RAF, cleaned and painted Dusty's grave ahead of the Red Arrows' celebrations next month.
They will be returning to Fairford, their first base, for the Royal International Air Tattoo from 11 to 13 July.

Air tattoo spokesman Richard Arquati said: "Dusty's story has never been told before, yet it goes right back to the beginning, when the Red Arrows flew their first display whilst based at RAF Fairford."