The story of
Roger Bushell and the 'Great Escape'
Roger Bushell (1910–1944) was a pilot, prisoner of war (POW), and mastermind of the ‘Great Escape’ from Stalag Luft III in March 1944.
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Statistical information
Catalogue reference: POWE 29/217
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This record is about the Statistical information dating from 1959 in the series Department of Energy and predecessors: Gas Division: Registered Files (GAS file series). It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- POWE 29/217
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1959
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Description (What the record is about)
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Statistical information
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- GAS 73/16/3
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Air Force
- Oil and gas
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2315482/
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POWE 29
Department of Energy and predecessors: Gas Division: Registered Files (GAS file series)
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Department of Energy and predecessors: Gas Division: Registered Files (GAS file series)
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