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When British actor Donald Pleasance was cast in the rôle of Blythe the Forger in the 1963 film "The Great Escape", he already had prepared for the part 19 years earlier when, as a bomber crewman in the Royal Air Force, he was shot down, captured, and imprisoned as a POW by the Germans in Stalag Luft I.
The set built for the film was so realistic, Pleasance later said that "It was an exact reproduction of a prisoner of war camp, and just as frightening."
Photo of Pleasance on the left is from raf166squadron.com; photo on the right is from the film
The set built for the film was so realistic, Pleasance later said that "It was an exact reproduction of a prisoner of war camp, and just as frightening."
Photo of Pleasance on the left is from raf166squadron.com; photo on the right is from the film
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Finally!! Something interesting on this forum…..When British actor Donald Pleasance was cast in the rôle of Blythe the Forger in the 1963 film "The Great Escape", he already had prepared for the part 19 years earlier when, as a bomber crewman in the Royal Air Force, he was shot down, captured, and imprisoned as a POW by the Germans in Stalag Luft I.
The set built for the film was so realistic, Pleasance later said that "It was an exact reproduction of a prisoner of war camp, and just as frightening."
Photo of Pleasance on the left is from raf166squadron.com; photo on the right is from the film
This is Captain Cassin Young, who served in the United States Navy in both World Wars.
On 7 December 1941, Young's ship, USS Vestal, was next to USS Arizona when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour.
When the Arizona's magazine exploded, the powerful blast hurled Young off the Vestal and into the water.
Determined to save the Vestal, Young swam through a burning oil slick back to his ship, got her engines running, and beached her to keep her from sinking.
For his actions, Young was awarded the Medal of Honour.
Unfortunately, there was no happy ending, as Young was killed in action on 13 November 1942 while in command of the heavy cruiser USS San Francisco at the Battle of Guadalcanal.
The US named a Destroyer after him, which served in the later part of WW2, and is now a museum ship in Boston.
On 7 December 1941, Young's ship, USS Vestal, was next to USS Arizona when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour.
When the Arizona's magazine exploded, the powerful blast hurled Young off the Vestal and into the water.
Determined to save the Vestal, Young swam through a burning oil slick back to his ship, got her engines running, and beached her to keep her from sinking.
For his actions, Young was awarded the Medal of Honour.
Unfortunately, there was no happy ending, as Young was killed in action on 13 November 1942 while in command of the heavy cruiser USS San Francisco at the Battle of Guadalcanal.
The US named a Destroyer after him, which served in the later part of WW2, and is now a museum ship in Boston.
Here is the world's first commercial flight in 1914.
This saw pilot Tony Jannus fly a businessman named Abram Pheil from St. Petersburg, Florida to Tampa in an hour-and-a-half.The privilege of being the first person to fly this way was auctioned off, which meant that Pheil ended up paying $400 (over $8,500 in today's money) for his ticket.
When your tiler proves he skipped school
Hang on Snoopy, Snoopy hang on
When your family grows but your house budget shrinks
Zhed buys a holiday home
Star Wars characters together from left to right : Han Solo, Darth Vader, Chewbacca, Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker and R2-D2, - 1977.
