Günther Specht
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Günther Specht was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace during World War II.
Major Günther Specht (left) showing his new Bf 109 G-6/AS to Professor Kurt Tank (right) at Wunstorf, April 1944
A Bf 110 similar to one flown by Specht. Notice the shark's mouth painted on the nose
A Bf 109 Gustav similar to one used by Specht
An Fw 190 A-8/R2 in American hands. This Fw 190 was captured during Bodenplatte. Specht flew an Fw 190A on this date.
Roger Bushell
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Squadron Leader Roger Joyce Bushell was a South African aviator in the British Royal Air Force. He masterminded the famous "Great Escape" from Stalag Luft III in March 1944, but was one of the 50 esca
Günther Specht
…RAF Supermarine Spitfire fighters shot down. The British No. 92 Squadron RAF involved lost three Spitfires in the entire engagement. Squadron Leader Roger J Bushell became a prisoner of war while Paul H. Klipsch and Patrick Alexander George Learmond were killed in action. During the course of this battle, Specht…
Bushell in his Royal Air Force uniform shortly before his capture
Squadron Leader Roger Bushell (right) with Wing Commander Robert Stanford Tuck.
From left: Squadron Leader Roger Bushell, Leutnant Eberhardt (German security) and Paddy Byrne (fellow POW)
Stalag Luft III mockup.