RAF kidnap plot victim was ‘fighting for his life’

A serviceman at the centre of a kidnap attempt outside an RAF base has said he believes he was fighting for his life during the encounter.

The married airman in his late 20s was out running in Marham on 20 July when he was ambushed by two men.

The airman, who has not been identified, said he was near RAF Marham when he was grabbed by a man who tried to drag him towards a nearby car. He fought back, knocking one to the ground, before the pair fled. RAF Marham is home to some of the Tornado bombers that have recently taken part in air strikes against the so-called Islamic State.

Norfolk Police will be appealing for information on the BBC’S Crimewatch programme tonight.

“This has turned my world upside down,” he said. “The outcome could have been a lot more severe but it’s the ‘what ifs’, you know, not being able to see my wife again, not being able to see my family again.

“And I knew what I had to do. I was fighting for my life.”