This is sad -in so many ways:
As a proud and courageous RAF pilot, he served with distinction during the Second World War.Link to article with picturesAnd when the time came for Terry Prendergast to make his final sortie, his family wanted him to go in appropriate style.
So they built a coffin in the shape of his beloved Hawker Hurricane fighter plane - complete with cardboard cockpit, wings, propeller and tailplane.