Catalogue description Flight Lieutenant J T L Shore, Pilot Officer J L R Long, Sergeant H J Tomkins, Sergeant...

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Details of AIR 81/5606
Reference: AIR 81/5606
Description:

Flight Lieutenant J T L Shore, Pilot Officer J L R Long, Sergeant H J Tomkins, Sergeant R D Bews, Sergeant R Parkin, Sergeant N D R Griffiths: killed as prisoners of war; baled out, enemy action, Wellington R1335, 9 Squadron, 27 March 1941.

[Long participated in the 'Great Escape' from Stalag Luft III on the night of 24/25 March 1944.]
Note: Related file: 5021
Date: 1941 Jan 1 - 1951 Dec 31
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: P 358032/41
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
Access conditions: Open on Transfer
Record opening date: 25 April 2018

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