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
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.
The Great Escape (film)
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The Great Escape is a 1963 American epic war adventure film starring Steve McQueen, James Garner and Richard Attenborough and featuring James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, H
Roger Bushell
…NATO) / United States Air Force military installation of the Ramstein Air Base. Bushell was the basis for the character "Roger Bartlett" in the film The Great Escape (1963), played by actor Richard Attenborough. Bushell has been portrayed by Ian McShane in the made-for-TV film The Great Escape II: The Untold Story…
Theatrical release poster by Frank McCarthy
Steve McQueen (left) with Wally Floody, a former Canadian POW who was part of the real Great Escape and acted as a technical advisor in production of the film
Replica of the motorcycle used by McQueen and Ekins.