A military charity launched a worldwide hunt today to track down the owner of a damaged pocket watch which is believed to have saved the life of an RAF servicewoman in World War Two - by stopping a bullet.
The solid silver timepiece, which was made in the Victorian age, was discovered in a box of donated items left anonymously at a forces charity shop.
A perfect bullet-shaped crater is evident in the protective flip cover of the watch which also damaged the 11’clock marking on the clock face.
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The solid silver timepiece, which was made in the Victorian age, was discovered in a box of donated items left anonymously at a forces charity shop.
A perfect bullet-shaped crater is evident in the protective flip cover of the watch which also damaged the 11’clock marking on the clock face.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ife-RAF-servicewoman-owner.html#ixzz1qLAuyKNz