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Spitfire down: The WWII camp where Allies and Germans mixed
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 8:11 pm
by Ovenpaa
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13924720
An attempt to recover a Spitfire from a peat bog in Donegal will highlight the peculiar story of the men - both British and German - who spent much of World War II in relative comfort in neighbouring camps in Dublin, writes historian Dan Snow.
Re: Spitfire down: The WWII camp where Allies and Germans mi
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2011 8:37 pm
by 20series
What a fascinating story, I hope the project goes well
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Re: Spitfire down: The WWII camp where Allies and Germans mi
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 8:05 am
by bobbob
The story would make a great film.
Re: Spitfire down: The WWII camp where Allies and Germans mi
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 8:44 am
by Ovenpaa
I liked this bit
On 13 December 1941 he walked straight out of camp and after a meal in a hotel, which he did not pay for, he headed into nearby Dublin and caught the train the next day to Belfast. Within hours he was back at RAF Eglinton where he had taken off two weeks earlier in his defective Spitfire.
He could not have expected what was to happen next. The British government decided that, in this dark hour, it would be unwise to upset a neutral nation.
The decision was made to send Wolfe back to The Curragh and internment. Back in the camp, Wolfe made the best of it, joining the fox-hunting with relish.
Re: Spitfire down: The WWII camp where Allies and Germans mi
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 7:08 pm
by Robin128
Interesting story.
:)