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Jan vd Heuvel

23rd July 2011 20:26

German Wellington KX+T

See

http://www.nederlandseluchtvaart.nl/...595/#post23460

Jan

Mikael Olrog

23rd July 2011 20:36

Re: German Wellington KX+T

Jan, thanks again for sharing your photos. Great to see. I've sent you a PM since the mail adress I had to you doesn't work anymore.
/Mike

68 Sqn

24th July 2011 23:44

Re: German Wellington KX+T

Hi
Wellington Mk.IC (L7842,KX-L) 311 (Cs) Sqn RAF.
Takeoff 18:06 East Wretham 06.02.1941 for action Boulogne.Returning lost orientation. At 22:00 pm accidentally landed in France at the airport Flers south of Caen. Crew POW: P/O František Cigoš(pilot), Sgt Petr Uruba (pilot), P/O Emil Bušina (nav.), P/O Arnošt Valenta (tlg), P/O Karel Křižík, Sgt Gustav Kopal.
Cheers Pavel

Fairlop

25th July 2011 12:16

Re: German Wellington KX+T

Quote:

POW: P/O František Cigoš(pilot), Sgt Petr Uruba (pilot), P/O Emil Bušina (nav.), P/O Arnošt Valenta (tlg), P/O Karel Křižík, Sgt Gustav Kopal.

Arnost Valenta later played in captivity one of key roles in preparation of The Great Escape. Finally murdered on 31 March 1944 with other escaped.

Michal

MarkRS

25th July 2011 14:42

Re: German Wellington KX+T

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/sto...cape-1601.html

He doesn't look anything like James Garner!

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