Peter David Tunstall (1 December 1918 – 27 July 2013) was a squadron leader in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War and a prisoner of war (POW) ...
Pete Tunstall
Peter David Tunstall was a squadron leader in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War and a prisoner of war held at Colditz Castle. He holds the record for the most time spent by an Allied POW in solitary confinement. Wikipedia
Born: December 1, 1918, Chadwell Saint Mary, United Kingdom
Died: July 27, 2013 (age 94 years), South Africa
Jul 30, 2013 · He was the cooler king of Colditz – the clown prince of the high-security citadel reserved for the most incorrigible of escape artists.
Apr 12, 2023 · Peter was married twice and died on 27 July 2013 at his home in Knysna, South Africa, aged 94 years. His autobiography 'The Last Escaper' was ...
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The product of a lifetime's reflection, The Last Escaper is Peter Tunstall's unforgettable memoir of his days in the British Royal Air Force and as one of ...
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Peter Tunstall (1918–2013) joined the RAF in 1937 and after pilot training joined No. 61 Squadron at Hemswell, Lincolnshire, flying the twin-engined Hampden ...
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A very deep moving account of the bravery of British allied captive prisoners in WWII to not only escape from German captivity but to harass and disrupt the ...
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Looking for books by Peter Tunstall? See all books authored by Peter Tunstall, including The Last Escaper: The Untold First-Hand Story of the Legendary ...
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Peter Tunstall joined the RAF in 1937 and flew numerous combat missions before his capture off the Dutch coast. After spells in several German POW camps ...
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He retired in 1958, and joined Laker Airways before moving to South Africa, where he continued to fly and secured a number of parts as a professional actor.
KNYSNA NEWS - Well-known Knysna resident and celebrated Prisoner of War at the notorious Colditz Castle, Peter Tunstall died at the age of 94 on Saturday, ...
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