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Shot down over Brest at the end of 1941 whilst on an important photo-reconnaissance mission, Calnan found himself lying in hospital with a wounded leg and serious burns to his face. From that moment on his only thought was of escape.From jumping out of planes, digging one tunnel after another and even planning to steal an aeroplane to fly to Switzerland, he was a constant embarrassment to his captors.
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Free As a Running Fox. First Edition
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MacDonald London, 1970
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Free As a Running Fox by T. D. Calnan. Publisher: MacDonald London 1970, First Edition. Very good hardback with jacket, binding firm, some bumping, name to ffep, pages very good, minor marks. Price-clipped jacket has chipping, rubbing, creasing and tears. 323 pages. "My altimeter read 31,000 feet and I was flying just 500 feet underneath the critical condensation level. My Spitfire was leaving o give-away trail of white vapor, but an enemy fighter above me would necessarily leave a long plume of condenation behind it, visible for miles. Nothing below me would have the speed to catch me, so I felt safe." So began what should have been a routine reconnaissance flight for RAF pilot Tommy Calnan over Brest to photograph the results of a heavy bomber attack on two German battleships, the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, docked in the harbor. But he was nailed by flak and badly burned before he was able to bail out. On landing, more dead than alive, he was captured and sent under heavy guard to a hospital. Once his sight had been restored and his wounds almost healed he was sent to the first of several German prison camps he was to be held in until the final days of World War II. He set about devising a means of escape at once. This fantastic but true account shows what one ingenious and courageous man was capable of accomplishing in the face of tremendous odds.ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. All books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand. Seller Inventory # ABE-1735257539454
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