The crew of “Sky Wolf,” a B-17 bomber shot down over Germany on July 13, 1943, is pictured in front of their ill-fated “Flying Fortress” shortly after arriving in England. Thy were part of the American 8th Air Force that pulverized the Reich in daily raids over Nazi-occupied Europe. Photo provided
He was on his fourth mission over Germany in a B-17 bomber called “Sky Wolf” when his luck ran out. It was June 13, 1943, their target: the submarine pens at Wilhelmshaven, a major Nort…
Source: Shot down over Germany – Ed Dostie of Englewood survived 690 days, mostly in Stalag-17 | War Tales
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A remarkable first-hand tale of imprisonment and survival that was a very good read indeed.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I thought you’d enjoy it. It’s given me a yearning to see all those films we grew up with one after another. And the Colditz series. Remember the episode where Michael Bryant pretends to go mad and ends up going mad? One of the best performances ever to come out of British television. I also have a sneaking desire to see all of Manhunt again, although that’s resistance rather than POWs!
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I do remember all those quite well. I also liked Holden in the film ‘Stalag 17’ and when I was younger, often chuckled at ‘Hogan’s Heroes.’ (Which is still shown on TV now…)
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I was thinking of Stalag 17 among the others. I was just too young for Hogan’s Heroes. I knew of it but never knew what it was about.
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It was a comedy series based on the Stalag 17 film. Hogan was a worldly-wise ‘fixer’, and all the Germans were pretty stupid!
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Well, whaddya know! I had no idea it was a comedy.
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