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 : Kenneth Wright and Louis Huissein, WW2 reunion


Kenneth Wright and Louis Huissein, WW2 reunion

Jun. 06, 1970 - Guests of RAF escaping society watch display by Helicopters.: 68 men and women from France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands who helped RAF and allied airmen to escape from enemy occupied territories during World War II, who are on a week's visit as guests of the RAF Escaping Society, today visited RAF Odiham, Hants, to watch a flying display by 38 group Wessex Helicopters. The Society was formed 25 years ago to maintain links with and give practical help to those who at great personal risk, assisted shot-down RAF and allied airmen to evade capture during the last war. Photo shows meeting for the first time for 26 years are L-R: Kenneth Wright who was shot down over Holland in 1944, and the man who helped him to escape Louis Huissein from Holland, looking at Mr. Wright's forged documents which he used during his escape

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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Airmen Assisted Escaping Evade Forged Formed Hants Helicopters Helped Links Luxembourg Maintain Odiham Practical Reunion Shot-down Territories Wessex


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