Great Escape hero Mick Shand dead

Yes, 30 feet down, digging in sand in tunnels 1ft by 2ft:eek:
That must have been horific, there was a doco on them here a cpl of weeks back

RIP warrior.

104 metres of tunnel, 340 feet. Pace that out and see just what they achieved to escape…with rudimentary tools and even worse pit props.

Truly amazing people.

Another sad loss. Mick Shand, BoB pilot and one of the surviving participants of the Great Escape from Stalag Luft III, died in New Zealand on December 22 at the age of 92.

http://www.spitfiresite.com/blog/2007/12/press-review_26.html

Blue skies and no wire for this fine fellow 🙂

More Sad news.

Another sad loss. Mick Shand, BoB pilot and one of the surviving participants of the Great Escape from Stalag Luft III, died in New Zealand on December 22 at the age of 92.

http://www.spitfiresite.com/blog/2007/12/press-review_26.html

Hi Martin,

Sorry to hear the sad news in your post. Boy, this lad must have upset the
the apple-cart during that event. And an ex BoB pilot, seems like he lived life
to the full however dangerous.

Thanks for everything you have done Mick Shand your a Star. Go on to bigger
things, RIP.

JJ.