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  • Tags: Typhoon

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Harold was shot down in 1942 and swam for hours off Cape Gris Nez before being picked up by the Germans. Ended up in Stalag Luft 111, where he met Dixie Deans, the early founder of the Tally Ho Escaping club. He arrived at Fallingbostel in August…

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SDeansJAG-ParkTMv1.pdf
Dr Park's memoirs relating to the Long March.

1. Summary of two typed accounts of the Gresse Bombing during the Long March from Stalag 357 (Fallingbostel) in 1945.
Dr Park left Fallingbostel as part of a column, 1500 strong. The column mainly RAF…

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SDeansJAG-MoggRv1.pdf
Ronald was as navigator in a Wellington shot down over Osnabruck 30 October 1940. He was interrogated and then detained in Dulag Luft, Stalag Luft I (Barth), Stalag Luft 3 (Sagan), Stalag Luft 6 (Heydekrug), Stalag XX-A (Thorun) and the…

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SDeansJAG-HeapeJv1.pdf
An account of the march from Stalag 357 (Fallingbostel). On 8 April 1945 the camp commander (Oberst Hermann Ostman) ordered 12,000 British troops to be evacuated, marching from the camp in columns of 2,000. After ten days they arrived at Gresse here…

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SDeansJAG-ChownCMv10008.pdf
A transcript with a prisoner of war, Harold Isherwood-Bennett by HC.

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Murray describes his impressions of the Long March. He describes Dixie Deans passing on real news from the BBC radio they had with them.

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SDeansJAG[Ser#-DoB]v1.pdf
Diaries and memoirs of prisoners of war. There are stories of camp life, maps, poetry, cartoons and art works.

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MDeansJAG[Ser#-DoB]-251114-15.pdf
Discusses Spitfires flying around the bridge Then talks about a visiting German officer and then advancing British forces, Swedish red cross food distribution to prisoners, recapturing escaped prisoners, jumpy mood of Germans, woken early to move to…

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MDeansJAG[Ser#-DoB]-251114-14.pdf
Geoffrey's story at the end of the Long March.

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A description of the Long March. It covers the attack on the column of men by RAF Typhoons who mistook the prisoners of war for German soldiers.

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MDeansJAG[Ser#-DoB]-251114-10.pdf
Dixie's story as a prisoner on the Long March.

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MDeansJAG[Ser#-DoB]-251114-09.pdf
Part of an interview with Dixie Deans.

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A list of 30 men killed by RAF Typhoon attack.

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46 men injured by the Typhoon attack.

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MDeansJAGSer#-DoB-251114-01.pdf
Part 1. A transcript of an interview with Dixie, relating to his escape from Germany.
Part 2. A transcript of an interview at the Imperial War Museum.

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Dixie Dean was shot down over the German/Dutch border and became a prisoner of war. He was elected as camp leader at the first prisoner of war camp which was a post he maintained at all further camps where he was held. He sent/received coded messages…

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James ‘Dixie’ Deans was captain of a Whitley bomber when after twenty five operations he was shot down on the 10th of September 1940 and became a prisoner of war. He was imprisoned initially at Stalag Luft 1 where he became Camp Leader. He then moved…

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A summary listing key events in Harold Batchelder's life from his birth in April 1920 to his retirement in October 1985.

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BMillarRDMillarRDv1.pdf
Memoir by Flight Lieutenant RD Millar DFC RNZAF

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George explains what happened after they were left behind at Tjilatjap, Indonesia. He was eventually captured by the Japanese.

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List of aircraft with corresponding wingspan.

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A detailed plan of the hydraulic system, signed 'A Sutcliffe'.

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MDaviesIDW1515585-190418-06.pdf
Temporary orders and notices. It includes a New Year's message to all ranks, awards to airmen, award of explosive course, flight engineer leader's school, flying instructor courses, sport, Auster, Halifax and Lancaster notes and other equipment.

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SBondS-GiddingsLv10002.pdf
Leslie gives account of his last operation to Leipzig on 19/20 February 1944. He commences with brief description of his join up and training. He mentions operations to Kassel and Berlin, completing 7 operations completed before Leipzig. He rists…

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MClarkeBE1867619-210801-09.pdf
Notes kept by GH Clarke

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