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Stalag Luft III – Christmas 1944

Hurricane “BE505” saw action during the Dieppe amphibious landing on 19th August 1942, piloted by Flight Sergeant C. Bryce Watson. He was shot down by flak, captured and became a prisoner of war.
The following photographs, from one of his PoW notebooks, give us an insight into Christmas 1944 in Stalag Luft III. These are shared with kind permission of his family.

Published on 28th December 2022 in Uncategorised

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Hurricane Heritage runs flight operations from the beautiful and historic White Waltham Airfield.

The airfield has a long and illustrious history, dating back to 1935 when the de Havilland family acquired the land and formed the de Havilland School of Flying. Home to the Air Transport Auxiliary during the war, it's now a friendly and active aerodrome with great facilities.