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Squadron Leader R J Bushell: report of death; attempted to escape whilst a prisoner...

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Reference AIR 81/507
Date 1940 Jan 01 - 1953 Dec 31
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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 PN3194 failed to return from an operational flight, shot down near Boulogne, France, 23 May 1940

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
Record opening date 23 July 2014

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AIR 81Air Ministry: P4 (Cas) Files relating to casualties suffered during air operations...

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