An RAF bomber pilot who was shot down in 1942 on his first raid over enemy-occupied Europe, Jack Harrison became part of the team that planned and executed the “Great Escape” from Stalag Luft III in 1944.
The first American fighter pilot to become a double ace (ten combat victories) in the European theatre during the Second World War, Bud Mahurin added to his tally when posted to the Pacific theatre. He continued his career as a combat pilot in F86 Sabres in the jet age, and shot down several MiG15s during the Korean War, where he was eventually brought down himself and had to endure the rigours of imprisonment by the North Koreans.