Roger Bushell Memorial (Royal Airforce)

Name/Title

Roger Bushell Memorial (Royal Airforce)

Description

Celebrating another Spring's War Hero and subject of the famous Movie "The Great Escape", Roger Bushell. Squadron Leader Roger Joyce Bushell (30 August 1910 – 29 March 1944) was a South African aviator in the British Royal Air Force. He masterminded the famous "Great Escape" from Stalag Luft III in March 1944, but was one of the 50 escapees to be recaptured and subsequently shot and murdered by the Nazi German Gestapo secret police.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Benwest Memorials, Dunoscape Sand and Stone

Date made

June 2024

Dimensions

Height

2.2 m

Width

3 m