Cherie Blair's charity for women banks record donations His new book, Flying Heroes, will be published later this year and will coincide with a six-part television series for Channel Five, presented by the former deputy chairman of the Tory party. While it is well known that he has built up the world's largest collection of Victoria Crosses, which are on display at his gallery in the Imperial War Museum, what was not known has also quietly amassed an extraordinary collection of flying medals. The decorations, awarded to more than 80 airmen, span many conflicts from the World Wars to the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. His royalties from the books are donated to military charities.