Gosh I started this thread in 2004 and nice to see it reappear here ! The reviews on Amazon are all outstanding ! Better get with it and order it today ! Wish I could “beam over” Star -Trek like to Duxford this
weekend for that great air show ! A salute to all who fought for the UK & Common Wealth air forces during the Battle of Britain ! Would love to see a reprint of the Robert Rudhall book on The Making Of The Battle of Britain ! A salute from BlueNoser352!

New Polish film about The Great Escape !!!!!!!

Saw some nice post today on Facebook remembering the 50… and the anniversary today of the escape at Stalag Luft III. I see there is a new Polish film about the escape …some clips I found on YOUTUBE………… hope to get my hands on a copy of that one that runs tonight on UK television !!!! Remember The Fifty !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BlueNoser352

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-adhcM03ufE&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfsyrqpf73M

Take a few moments out of our busy days to refelect and remember these men !!!

Remember The 50 !!!!!

Name Rank Nation Unit Date of death/
Last seen alive Cremated
Birkland, Henry J. Flying officer Canada CAN No.72 Sqn RAF 31 March 1944 Liegnitz
Brettell, E. Gordon Flight lieutenant United Kingdom GBR No.133 Sqn RAF 29 March 1944 Danzig
Bull, Leslie G. “Johnny” Squadron leader United Kingdom GBR No.109 Sqn RAF 29 March 1944 Brüx
Bushell, Roger J. Squadron Leader United Kingdom GBR[5] No.92 Sqn RAF 29 March 1944 Posen
Casey, Michael J Flight lieutenant United Kingdom GBR No.57 Sqn RAF 31 March 1944 Görlitz
Catanach, James Squadron leader Australia AUS No.455 Sqn RAAF 29 March 1944 Kiel
Christensen, Arnold G. Pilot officer New Zealand NZL No.26 Sqn RAF 29 March 1944 Kiel
Cochran, Dennis H. Flying officer United Kingdom GBR No.10 OTU RAF 31 March 1944 Natzweiler
Cross, Ian E.K.P. Squadron leader United Kingdom GBR No.103 Sqn RAF 31 March 1944 Görlitz
Espelid, Halldor Lieutenant Norway NOR No.331 Sqn (Norwegian) RAF 29 March 1944 Kiel
Evans, Brian H. Flight lieutenant United Kingdom GBR No.49 Sqn RAF 31 March 1944 Liegnitz
Fuglesang, Nils Jørgen Lieutenant Norway NOR No.332 Sqn (Norwegian) RAF 29 March 1944 Kiel
Gouws, Johannes S. Lieutenant South Africa ZAF No.40 Sqn SAAF 29 March 1944 München
Grisman, William J. Flight lieutenant United Kingdom GBR No.109 Sqn RAF 6 April 1944 Breslau
Gunn, Alastair D.M. Flight lieutenant United Kingdom GBR No.1 PRU RAF 6 April 1944 Breslau
Hake, Albert H. Flight lieutenant Australia AUS No.72 Sqn RAF 31 March 1944 Görlitz
Hall, Charles P. Flight lieutenant United Kingdom GBR No.1 PRU RAF 30 March 1944 Liegnitz
Hayter, Anthony R.H. Flight lieutenant United Kingdom GBR No.148 Sqn RAF 6 April 1944 Natzweiler
Humphreys, Edgar S. Flight lieutenant United Kingdom GBR No.107 Sqn RAF 31 March 1944 Liegnitz
Kidder, Gordon A. Flying officer Canada CAN No.156 Sqn RAF 29 March 1944 Mährisch Ostrau
Kierath, Reginald V. Flight lieutenant Australia AUS No.450 Sqn RAAF 29 March 1944 Brüx
Kiewnarski, Antoni Flight lieutenant Poland POL No.305 Sqn (Polish) RAF 31 March 1944 unknown
Kirby-Green, Thomas G. Squadron leader United Kingdom GBR No.40 Sqn RAF 29 March 1944 Mährisch Ostrau
Kolanowski, Wlodzimierz A. Flying officer Poland POL No.301 Sqn (Polish) RAF 31 March 1944 Liegnitz
Krol, Stanislaw Z. Flying officer Poland POL No.64 Sqn RAF 12 April 1944 Breslau
Langford, Patrick W.[6] Flight lieutenant Canada CAN No.16 OTU RAF 31 March 1944 Liegnitz
Leigh, Tom Flight lieutenant Australia AUS No.76 Sqn RAF 31 March 1944 Görlitz
Long, James L.R. Flight lieutenant United Kingdom GBR No.9 Sqn RAF 12 April 1944 Breslau
Marcinkus, Romas Flight lieutenant Lithuania LTU No.1 Sqn RAF 29 March 1944 Danzig
McGarr, Clement A.N. Lieutenant South Africa ZAF No.2 Sqn SAAF 6 April 1944 Breslau
McGill, George E. Flight lieutenant Canada CAN No.103 Sqn RAF 31 March 1944 Liegnitz
Milford, Harold J. Flight lieutenant United Kingdom GBR No.226 Sqn RAF 6 April 1944 Breslau
Mondschein, Jerzy T. Flying officer Poland POL No.304 Sqn (Polish) RAF 29 March 1944 Brüx
Pawluk, Kazimierz Flying officer Poland POL No.305 Sqn (Polish) RAF 31 March 1944 unknown
Picard, Henri A. Flight lieutenant Belgium BEL No.350 Sqn (Belgian) RAF 29 March 1944 Danzig
Pohe, John Flying officer New Zealand NZL No.51 Sqn RAF 31 March 1944 Görlitz
Scheidhauer, Bernard W.M. Lieutenant France FRA No.131 Sqn RAF 29 March 1944 Saarbrücken
Skanzikas, Sotiris Pilot officer Greece GRC No.336 Sqn (Greek) RAF 30 March 1944 unknown
Stevens, Rupert J. Lieutenant South Africa ZAF No.12 Sqn SAAF 29 March 1944 München
Stewart, Robert C. Flying officer United Kingdom GBR No.77 Sqn RAF 31 March 1944 Liegnitz
Stower, John G. Flying officer United Kingdom GBR No.142 Sqn RAF 31 March 1944 Liegnitz
Street, Denys O. Flying officer United Kingdom GBR No.207 Sqn RAF 6 April 1944 Breslau
Swain, Cyril D. Flight lieutenant United Kingdom GBR No.105 Sqn RAF 31 March 1944 Liegnitz
Tobolski, Pawel Flying officer Poland POL No.301 Sqn (Polish) RAF 2 April 1944 Breslau
Valenta, Ernst Flight lieutenant Czechoslovakia CZE No.311 Sqn (Czechoslovak) RAF 31 March 1944 Liegnitz
Walenn, Gilbert W. Flight lieutenant United Kingdom GBR No.25 OTU RAF 29 March 1944 Danzig
Wernham, James C.[7] Flight lieutenant Canada CAN No.405 Sqn RCAF 30 March 1944 unknown
Wiley, George W.[8] Flight lieutenant Canada CAN No.112 Sqn RAF 31 March 1944 Görlitz
Williams, John E.A. Squadron leader Australia AUS No.450 Sqn RAAF 29 March 1944 Brüx
Williams, John F. Flight lieutenant United Kingdom GBR No.107 Sqn RAF 6 April 1944 Breslau
Investigation

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-2285629/Nazi-killers-How-Great-Escape-murders-led-post-war-Europes-biggest-manhunts.html

“The Mary-Alice ” 401st BG B-17 Nose art !

Back in the 1980’s after seeing a copy of Roger Freeman’s marvelous book “B-17 At War”if my memory serves me correctly. I saw the fine picture of Dan Knight the pilot of the ” Mary-Alice “! I visited him at his home and we compared jackets …a real honor to meet him and have this jacket to wear as a tribute to him and his crew. He named the plane after his mother….. all these jackets if they could talk …would have some stories to tell ! If you wear one as I have seen many do in the UK and in particular at Duxford. Thanks for keeping the memory of these men and what they did alive !!!

Least We Forget !

BlueNoser352!