Escape from Stalag Dublin

[AlfredJPruffock]

I read the book about this guy;

Franz von Werra

German POW. Was minutes away from flying a secretly modified Spitfire from an airfield posing as a Dutch pilot after escaping from a British POW camp. His story was made into a movie.

Link

Aye CH

Thanks for that - fascinating !

Judging by his picture - wouldnt like to deal with Franz if he was running the Escape Committee ...



PS I knew his name rang a bell - at the age of six or so I remember reading a book at home called - The One That Got Away - I remember the pictures in the book of his downed aircraft - how odd to read of him again - what an amazing story !

[Sysman]

remember the one where in a Gerry POW camp- the would be escapee is grassed to the Gerry Guards because he didnt submit his escape plan to the chaps in the Escape Committee ?

Red tape again!

[Mason Boyne]

In a similar vein, I just got hold of a copy of "Picking up the Brass" by Eddy Nugent.
Anyone else read this?

Yup. Very readable.

"‘SIR! ******* Sir! I’m not a ******* “Sir”, Nugent. I work for a living. Do you understand?’"