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Catalogue description Squadron Leader R J Bushell: report of death; attempted to escape whilst a prisoner of...
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| Reference: | AIR 81/507 |
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| Description: |
Squadron Leader R J Bushell: report of death; attempted to escape whilst a prisoner of war at Stalag Luft III ('the Great Escape'), 25 March 1944. Prisoner of war; Spitfire N3194 failed to return from an operational flight, shot down near Boulogne, France, 23 May 1940. [Bushell participated in the 'Great Escape' from Stalag Luft III on the night of 24/25 March 1944.] |
| Date: | 1940 Jan 01 - 1953 Dec 31 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | P 352321/40 |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Closure status: | Open Document, Open Description |
| Access conditions: | Open on Transfer |
| Record opening date: | 23 July 2014 |
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