MALVERN teenager Luke Branfield took to the air thanks to a Help For Heroes ball organised by one of the town’s defence technology firms 3SDL.

Luke's father Paul attended the ball in July and won a flight in a Diamond Aviation DA-42 aircraft as one of the prizes.

As Luke, aged 14, has just joined the local air cadets and was keen to gain flying experience, Mr Branfield agreed to take him along.

Mr Branfield said: “It was a fantastic experience.” .