VETERAN AUTHOR EILEEN YOUNGHUSBAND DIES AT 95
War veteran and author Eileen Younghusband has died in hospital in Cardiff, at the age of 95.
Born in London, Eileen joined the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force during World War Two and worked in the Filter Room, the top secret hub of Britain’s air defence, which processed information from coastal radar stations to give air raid warnings and enable the RAF to intercept German bombers. After D-day, she was sent to Belgium with a small team of women using their mathematical skill to locate the mobile launchers for the V2 rockets then raining down on London and Antwerp.
After the war, she