Bill Evans and Bill Purdy: two Sydney veterans of the D-Day landings

May 18 2014 - 3:00am
D-Day veterans: Bill Evans (left) and Bill Purdy in fine form at Mosman RSL Club on Friday. Photo: Tamara Dean
D-Day veterans: Bill Evans (left) and Bill Purdy in fine form at Mosman RSL Club on Friday. Photo: Tamara Dean

They were strangers 70 years ago, but were fighting for a common cause. Both were called Bill, both were Lancaster bomber aviators and both were risking their lives in the murky skies over France.

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