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- Tags: escaping
Comete
Copy of Letter from Teddy Cosgrove to his Family
David Geach's Claim for Campaign Stars and/or Defence Medal
Declaration of Parole
It includes two UK addresses.
Tags: escaping; prisoner of war
End Room Tunnellers April 1941
Photo 2 is a group of ten men.
Photo 3 is a group of 13 men.
Photo 4 is a group…
Tags: aircrew; escaping; prisoner of war; Stalag Luft 1
Eric Hookings's life story book 2
Escape and evasion warning against giving information document
Tags: 635 Squadron; escaping; evading
Ex-RCAF The Camp Jan 1990
Tags: 10 Squadron; 214 Squadron; 4 Group; 40 Squadron; 405 Squadron; 408 Squadron; 415 Squadron; 419 Squadron; 420 Squadron; 424 Squadron; 425 Squadron; 426 Squadron; 427 Squadron; 428 Squadron; 429 Squadron; 431 Squadron; 432 Squadron; 433 Squadron; 434 Squadron; 6 Group; air gunner; aircrew; B-17; bale out; Beaufighter; Bennett, Donald Clifford Tyndall (1910-1986); bomb aimer; Caterpillar Club; Conspicuous Gallantry Medal; crash; Distinguished Flying Cross; Distinguished Service Order; Dulag Luft; escaping; Goering, Hermann (1893-1946); Halifax; Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945); Hurricane; Lancaster; Me 110; memorial; Military Cross; navigator; Operational Training Unit; P-51; Pathfinders; prisoner of war; RAF Alconbury; RAF Biggin Hill; RAF Digby; RAF Hendon; RAF St Eval; Red Cross; Spitfire; Stalag 3A; Stalag Luft 3; Stalag Luft 4; Stirling; strafing; training; Typhoon; Victoria Cross; Wellington; Whitley
F30 Would Be Escapees Recaptured
Tags: aircrew; escaping; prisoner of war; Stalag Luft 1
F30 Would Be Escapees Recaptured. Stalag Luft 1. 4
Tags: escaping; prisoner of war; Stalag Luft 1
First airman to travel via Comète
Flying Officer Kenneth Killeen
Photos 1, 2 and 3 are head and shoulders portraits annotated as "Escape" photographs.
Photo 4 is a half length portrait of Kenneth with a navigator brevet.
Photo 5 is a near three quarter…
Gallantry in Captivity
General Memories
He describes training in London, Bridlington, Morpeth and Wymeswold. Later training as a crew was at Castle Donington, Lindholme and Hemswell. He describes in detail his crew, aircraft and operations.…
Tags: 12 Squadron; 626 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; bomb aimer; Churchill, Winston (1874-1965); crewing up; escaping; flight engineer; Halifax; Harris, Arthur Travers (1892-1984); Heavy Conversion Unit; Initial Training Wing; lack of moral fibre; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Martinet; Me 262; military ethos; navigator; Operational Training Unit; pilot; RAF Brackla; RAF Bridlington; RAF Castle Donington; RAF Hemswell; RAF Kirkham; RAF Lindholme; RAF Morpeth; RAF Tilstock; RAF Wickenby; RAF Woodbridge; RAF Wymeswold; searchlight; superstition; target indicator; training; V-1; V-weapon; Wellington; wireless operator
Handcart and Three Germans
Tags: escaping; prisoner of war
Handle with Care
In Chains - Prisoner's Bids for Freedom
Tags: aircrew; escaping; prisoner of war; the long march