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Royal Air Force Prisoners of War Association Memorial Plaque

Aircraft & Exhibits, Circa 1980, London, Hangar Five, X002-3411

Created by Michael McHale in conjunction with the Royal Air Force Prisoners of War Association, this plaque commemorates the 50 prisoners of war who were executed after escaping from Stalag Luft III in 1944. A fictionalised account of the mass breakout is told in the 1960s film, ‘The Great Escape’.

An eagle with wings outstretched above its body, standing on an orb. The orb is on a rectangular piece of metal, RAF Museum/Iain Duncan

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