Briton now last survivor of wartime Great Escape after Aussie veteran dies
‘A British war veteran has become the last surviving member of the true story behind The Great Escape, following the death of Australian pilot Paul Royle.’
I loved Paul Brickhill’s book, “The Great Escape,” as a teenager and as an adult.
RIP.
Two guys who were said to be the inspiration for Steve McQueen’s character, the cooler king died last year. One was British, the other was an American who flew for the RCAF, and moved to Britain after the war and became a Communist. Truth is stranger than fiction.