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The Great Escape
Mr. McKiel describes the Great Escape, discovery of the deception, and the fate of recaptured escapees.
Freedom At Last
Mr. McKiel describes his long forced march and eventual liberation.
Remembrance Train
Mr. McKiel describes his experience with the Remembrance Train.
Flight Training
Mr. Spear recalls his flight training in Windsor Mills, Quebec, (near Sherbrooke) and Dunnville, Ontario, (near Lake Erie) ending with him earning his wings.
Operational Flight Training - The Spitfire
Mr. Spear describes being posted to an operational training unit in South Wales, England, and recalls his orientation to the English countryside as well as his first Spitfire flight.
First Enemy Contact
Mr. Spear describes his first contact with enemy aircraft and air to air combat.
Engine Failure: Down Behind Enemy Lines
Mr. Spear recalls the ill fate he met with after turning down leave because he felt he hadn't accomplished anything yet, and volunteered for a mission.
Captured!
Mr. Spear recollects being picked up by German soldiers after a belly landing in the desert, and being turned over to the Italians to be interned.
Life as a POW: Sulmona, Italy
Mr. Spear recalls life as a POW, describing the camp at Sulmona, Italy and how the availability of Red Cross parcels greatly affected the POWs diet.
POW Escape Attempts
Mr. Spear describes attempts made to escape from the POW camp in Sulmona, Italy.
Escape From Sulmona
Mr. Spear recalls when the Italians capitulated, how the Canadian POW's in the Sulmona camp escaped in small groups as the rest of the POW's, who had congregated together to march south, were recaptured by Germans.
Return to Duty
Mr. Spear recalls returning to duty after escaping the Sulmona, Italy POW camp. He explains the reason he was not returned to active duty.
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