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Richard Pape (1916–1995)

Auteur van Boldness Be My Friend

11 Werken 177 Leden 3 Besprekingen

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Officiƫle naam
Pape, Richard Bernard
Geboortedatum
1916-03-17
Overlijdensdatum
1995-06-19
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
UK
Geboorteplaats
Roundhay, Yorkshire, England, UK
Plaats van overlijden
Canberra, Australia
Organisaties
Royal Air Force
Prijzen en onderscheidingen
Military Medal

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Travels Norway, west Europe, Spain, Morocco, Sahara, Nigeria, Congo, South Africa Austin A90
 
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FawknerMotoring | Jul 17, 2021 |
Remarkable story of the ingenious escapes and privations of a Scottish RAF bomber navigator shot down after bombing Berlin. Pape was confined to Nazi prison camps for years and tells his story without apology. For me the highpoint of my 21st century edition is the inclusion of a breezy letter written to another RAF survivor decades after the War.
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TheoClarke | 1 andere bespreking | Apr 10, 2011 |
This a cracking good story and the author claims it is true. You can search the internet for detractors and you will find one or two who are critical of Pape and say the he is a good writer of tall tales. Pape's Stirling bomber was shot down in 1941 near the German/Dutch border. He evaded for a time but was eventually captured and spent the the next few years planning escapes from POW camps. He actually achieved it twice. In his first camp, he spent time working on escape tunnel with Douglas Bader, another POW who was big pain in the German's side. He wrote a sequel entitled Sequel to Boldness which is also a very good read.… (meer)
 
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lamour | 1 andere bespreking | Apr 5, 2011 |

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Werken
11
Leden
177
Populariteit
#121,427
Waardering
½ 3.6
Besprekingen
3
ISBNs
20
Talen
2

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