#StalagLuft3
Two-part #StalagLuft3 documentary coming up on Nov 2 & 9 on S4C/BBC iPlayer with English lang subtitles.
Features an incredible POW archive of photos from the camp.
Also incls #FleetAirArm, #FaireySwordfish, #ArcticConvoy, #WoodenHorse, #GreatEscape.
www.cambrian-news.co.uk/news/uncover...
Uncovering the Ceredigion connection to the ‘Great Escape’
A Ceredigion family has discovered an archive of documents and photographs which sheds new light on one of the most famous adventure stories of the war – the Great Escape.
www.cambrian-news.co.uk
October 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A nice read for all you #StalagLuft3 #GreatEscape fans. Of course I’m biased as I’m featured in the article 😁 #WW2
It has become a Christmas film staple and “The Great Escape” is on again this weekend. Here’s the story of Moray man, Alistair Thompson McDonald, who not only broke out of Stalag Luft 3, but survived the conflict and eventually settled in Leith! www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/6633...
EXCLUSIVE: The Elgin man who survived the real-life Great Escape
RAF pilot Alistair Thompson McDonald was among those who broke out of Stalag Luft 3 in 1944, but the Moray man avoided the grisly fate of many of his colleagues.
www.pressandjournal.co.uk
December 19, 2024 at 9:22 PM