(His Wellington bomber like the one above was shot down over the Netherlands )
Bertram "Jimmy" James, described by one military historian as Britain's greatest war hero, escaped from 13 German prisoner-of-war camps and was one of 76 officers who escaped from Stalag Luft III on the night of March 24, 1944.
Fifty of them were executed on Hitler's orders after being recaptured, but the RAF squadron leader survived the war and outlived the century, to die peacefully on Friday, aged 92. Read his amazing story Here
(RG) Men like this are hard to find these days and Bertram "Jimmy" James will go down in British history as a Hero among Heroes RIP.
Fifty of them were executed on Hitler's orders after being recaptured, but the RAF squadron leader survived the war and outlived the century, to die peacefully on Friday, aged 92. Read his amazing story Here
(RG) Men like this are hard to find these days and Bertram "Jimmy" James will go down in British history as a Hero among Heroes RIP.
© Mack (RG) The thoughts of a Falklands War Veteran.
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