Roger Bushell Military person

Squadron Leader Roger Joyce Bushell RAF (30 August 1910 – 29 March 1944) was an Auxiliary Air Force pilot who organised and led the famous escape from the German prisoner of war camp, Stalag Luft III. He was a victim of the Stalag Luft III murders. The escape was used as the basis for the film The Great Escape. The character played by Richard Attenborough, Roger Bartlett, is modelled on Roger Bushell.

Personal facts

Birth date	August 30, 1910
Birth place	Union of South Africa , Transvaal Province , Springs Gauteng
Date of death	March 29, 1944
Place of death	Germany , Saarbrücken

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Military person

allegiance	United Kingdom
military operations	World War II
military branch	Royal Air Force
military command	No. 92 Squadron RAF (1939-1940)
service start	1932
service end	1944