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On this day, August 30, 1910, Roger Bushell, of the "Great Escape," was born.
Last edited Tue Sep 3, 2024, 08:13 AM - Edit history (1)
Not the one in the movie; the real one.
Roger Bushell
Bushell in his RAF uniform shortly before his capture
Born: 30 August 1910; Springs, Transvaal, South Africa
Died: 29 March 1944 (aged 33); Ramstein, Germany
Squadron Leader Roger Joyce Bushell RAF (30 August 1910 – 29 March 1944) was a South African-born British military aviator. He is best known as the mastermind of the "Great Escape" from Stalag Luft III in 1944, but was one of the men recaptured and subsequently murdered by the Gestapo.
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Bushell in his RAF uniform shortly before his capture
Born: 30 August 1910; Springs, Transvaal, South Africa
Died: 29 March 1944 (aged 33); Ramstein, Germany
Squadron Leader Roger Joyce Bushell RAF (30 August 1910 – 29 March 1944) was a South African-born British military aviator. He is best known as the mastermind of the "Great Escape" from Stalag Luft III in 1944, but was one of the men recaptured and subsequently murdered by the Gestapo.
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This is how he was portrayed on film:
The Great Escape (5/11) Movie CLIP - Blitz Out (1963) HD
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Movieclips
Published on Jul 30, 2013
The Great Escape movie clips: http://j.mp/16WlUoa
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CLIP DESCRIPTION:
Hilts (Steve McQueen) and Ives (Angus Lennie) plan to burrow out of the camp like a couple of moles.
FILM DESCRIPTION:
The Great Escape is based on the true story of a group of Allied prisoners of war who managed to escape from an allegedly impenetrable Nazi prison camp during World War II. At the beginning of the film, the Nazis gather all their most devious and troublesome POWs and place them at a new prison camp, which was designed to be impervious to escapes. Immediately, the prisoners develop a scheme where they will leave the camp by building three separate escape tunnels. Richard Attenborough is the British soldier who masterminds the whole plan, and who commands his motley squad--featuring Charles Bronson as a Polish trench-digging expert, James Garner as an American with a talent for theft, Donald Pleasence as a masterful forger, and Steve McQueen as an American rebel--through the construction of the tunnels and, eventually, their escape. An epic adventure film, The Great Escape runs nearly three hours, featuring a rousing Elmer Bernstein score and exciting action sequences -- including a notorious motorcycle chase between McQueen and the Nazis -- the likes of which had never been seen before in Hollywood productions.
331,095 views
Movieclips
Published on Jul 30, 2013
The Great Escape movie clips: http://j.mp/16WlUoa
BUY THE MOVIE: http://j.mp/13xFCbM
Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr
CLIP DESCRIPTION:
Hilts (Steve McQueen) and Ives (Angus Lennie) plan to burrow out of the camp like a couple of moles.
FILM DESCRIPTION:
The Great Escape is based on the true story of a group of Allied prisoners of war who managed to escape from an allegedly impenetrable Nazi prison camp during World War II. At the beginning of the film, the Nazis gather all their most devious and troublesome POWs and place them at a new prison camp, which was designed to be impervious to escapes. Immediately, the prisoners develop a scheme where they will leave the camp by building three separate escape tunnels. Richard Attenborough is the British soldier who masterminds the whole plan, and who commands his motley squad--featuring Charles Bronson as a Polish trench-digging expert, James Garner as an American with a talent for theft, Donald Pleasence as a masterful forger, and Steve McQueen as an American rebel--through the construction of the tunnels and, eventually, their escape. An epic adventure film, The Great Escape runs nearly three hours, featuring a rousing Elmer Bernstein score and exciting action sequences -- including a notorious motorcycle chase between McQueen and the Nazis -- the likes of which had never been seen before in Hollywood productions.
Tue Sep 3, 2024: On August 31, 1944, during a raid on Agenville, France, a Royal Air Force wireless operator was shot down.
Wed Aug 30, 2023: On this day, August 30, 1910, Roger Bushell, of the "Great Escape," was born.
Thu Sep 1, 2022: Aug. 31, 1944: During a raid on Agenville, France, a Royal Air Force wireless operator is shot down
Fri Aug 30, 2019: Born on this day, August 30, in 1910: Roger Bushell, of the "Great Escape"