Philpot, Oliver Lawrence Spurling (Flight Lieutenant)

Prisoner of War 1941-December-11

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Birth Date: unkown date

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Home: Vancouver, British Columbia

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Enlistment Date: unkown date

Decorations: DFC, MC

Military Cross Distinguished Service Cross

Service

RAF

Unit

42 Sqn- Squadron

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Rank

Flight Lieutenant

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Service Numbers

77131

Took off from Leuchars at 09:58 in Beaufort .

Hit by fire from a Motor Vessel, aircraft made a forced-landing in sea 15-20 miles off shore and aircraft broke in half. The crew got into the dinghy. After spending 45 hours adrift they were picked up by a German Convoy.

Taken to Oslo Hospital, then on 16 January 1943 he left Oslo with Sergeant F J J Smith on S.S. Lauterfels, and landed at Aalborg, Denmark 48 hours later. Taken to Dulag Luft, Frankfurt-am-Main, then to Spangenberg Village 22 February 1942, Spangenberg Castle,

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