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johnfowles · 07-18-2008, 11:23 AM

Every day I receive the digital UK Daily Telegraph email and I find that some of the more interesting items are the frequent obituaries
of old survivors from the Second World War especially ex RAF (there are still a few of the Few who fought in the Battle Of Britain)
and those who escaped or tried to escape from either Colditz Castle or the famous tunnels Tom Dick and Harry at Stalag Luft III in Poland (the latter in 1943)

[img]http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/images/...963_poster.jpg[img]
The original picture is at:-
http://www.impawards.com/1963/posters/great_escape.jpg

The original picture is at:-
http://www.ateal.co.uk/greatescape/shaft.jpg
An image from an interesting page at:-
http://greatescape.cjb.net/

I also found a fascinating article "digging' out some facts at:-
http://www.forum.militaryltd.com/wor...an-thought.htm

today I read of the death at 91 of
Squadron Leader Frank "Fearless" Day
see:-
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obit...C-new_18072008
one who just missed getting out in the Great Escape
but who after 1942
"went on to become a caterpillar, a penguin and a goldfish"

07-18-2008, 11:23 AM	#1
johnfowles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Jersey U.S.A. ex UK and Canada Posts: 4,846	The Great Escape from Stalag Luft III Every day I receive the digital UK Daily Telegraph email and I find that some of the more interesting items are the frequent obituaries of old survivors from the Second World War especially ex RAF (there are still a few of the Few who fought in the Battle Of Britain) and those who escaped or tried to escape from either Colditz Castle or the famous tunnels Tom Dick and Harry at Stalag Luft III in Poland (the latter in 1943) [img]http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/images/...963_poster.jpg[img] The original picture is at:- http://www.impawards.com/1963/posters/great_escape.jpg The original picture is at:- http://www.ateal.co.uk/greatescape/shaft.jpg An image from an interesting page at:- http://greatescape.cjb.net/ I also found a fascinating article "digging' out some facts at:- http://www.forum.militaryltd.com/wor...an-thought.htm today I read of the death at 91 of Squadron Leader Frank "Fearless" Day see:- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obit...C-new_18072008 one who just missed getting out in the Great Escape but who after 1942 "went on to become a caterpillar, a penguin and a goldfish" __________________ "Sir" John Fowles Bt Honorary Curator Bootleg Museum (where Sir does not signify that I am a fully benighted Knight just a Bt which signifies a humble Baronet -?? read the wiki!) I meant no one no harm Once inside we found a curious moonbeam Doing dances on the floor Last edited by johnfowles; 07-18-2008 at 02:03 PM.