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Object description
Ts account (17pp) covering his experiences in the RAF as a Flight Engineer with 35 Squadron, a pathfinder unit, and as a prisoner of war in Stalag IVB (Muhlberg, August 1943 – May 1945) describing baling out of Halifax HR865 after being attacked by a Junkers 88 over Hannover during the first of the "Battle for Berlin" raids, being captured and taken to Stalag IVB Muhlberg in September 1943, describing the accommodation, food and conditions at the camp, recounting the story of David (Taffy) Jones who was shot while trying to steal coal, staging a fight with Paddy Stuart to distract the guards, some humorous incidents involving one of the German guards, but mainly covering his experiences in setting up the camp theatre which opened in April 1944, describing the problems of getting costumes and props, the various plays that were staged and the response and criticism from the camp newspaper, mentioning a special performance for the Germans, and the liberation of the camp in April 1945.
Content description
Ts account (17pp) covering his experiences in the RAF as a Flight Engineer with 35 Squadron, a pathfinder unit, and as a prisoner of war in Stalag IVB (Muhlberg, August 1943 – May 1945) describing baling out of Halifax HR865 after being attacked by a Junkers 88 over Hannover during the first of the "Battle for Berlin" raids, being captured and taken to Stalag IVB Muhlberg in September 1943, describing the accommodation, food and conditions at the camp, recounting the story of David (Taffy) Jones who was shot while trying to steal coal, staging a fight with Paddy Stuart to distract the guards, some humorous incidents involving one of the German guards, but mainly covering his experiences in setting up the camp theatre which opened in April 1944, describing the problems of getting costumes and props, the various plays that were staged and the response and criticism from the camp newspaper, mentioning a special performance for the Germans, and the liberation of the camp in April 1945.
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