Prisoner of War
On arrival at Dulag luft he was made part of the permanent British staff, under the Senior British Officer Wing Commander Harry Day. The permanent staff's duty was to help newly captured Allied aircrew to adjust to life as a POW.
Escape, which was regarded as a duty of all prisoners of war of officer rank, was never far from his mind, and, fortunately, he was in good company with Day and Fleet Air Arm pilot Jimmy Buckley RN. Day placed Buckley in charge of escape operations, with Bushell as his deputy. The three of them formed the escape committee responsible for all escape attempts.
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