The Spitfire Chronicles: Lost and Found – the mystery of the Norwegian Spitfire
Shot down over Norway. Captured by the enemy. Drawn into one of the most extraordinary escape stories of the Second World War.
Meet Flight Lieutenant Alastair 'Sandy' Gunn, a Spitfire pilot whose wartime adventures took him far beyond the cockpit.
In 1942, his aircraft was shot down over Norway and he was captured by German forces.
But this was far from the end of his extraordinary story.
Gunn subsequently became involved in the mass escape from Stalag Luft 3, the daring operation that later inspired the famous film The Great Escape.
Alan follows this remarkable journey of a fighter pilot caught up in events that became part of wartime legend.
An extraordinary story of aviation, captivity, courage and escape.
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