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Roger Bushell

RAF officer (1910-1944) · United Kingdom · On the map · Died at 33

Squadron Leader Roger Joyce Bushell was a South African aviator in the British Royal Air Force. He masterminded the famous "Great Escape" from Stalag Luft III in March 1944, but was one of the 50 escapees to be recaptured and subsequently shot and murdered by the Nazi German Gestapo secret police.

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Country
United Kingdom
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Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 1944 · aged 33