Guests or RAF escaping society watch display by Helicopters.: Sixty eight men and women from France, Belguim, 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 twenty-five-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 1904, and the man that helped him to escape Louis Huissein from Holland seen looking at Mr. Wright's forged documents which he used during his escape.
Photo measures 10.25 x 8 inches.
Photo is dated 6-10-1970.
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