Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Alex Lees - The Original Great Escapee

News of the death of one of the REAL members of Stalag Luft III.

The bit in the movie "The Great Escape" where they drop the dirt down their trouser legs?

Alex Lees was the man who had the original idea. He died in Scotland at the age of 97. Here is his NYT obituary.

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