SAS Gulf war veteran is helping rescue terrified British families by airlifting them out of war

Des Steel, 64, runs an international security company and flies his operatives in and out of the Middle East every day. He is now using his covert 'fixers' contacts and drivers to get Brits out of Dubai.


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